New JavaScript trademark policy announced
New JavaScript trademark policy announced
“This should help solve one of our biggest problems… people saying the word ‘JavaScript’.”
Brendan Eich, creator of the ubiquitous JavaScript programming language, has announced a new “JavaScript Trademark Policy” based on the Trademark Policy recently proposed by Rust, another popular programming language.
The new “JavaScript Trademark Policy”, an almost word-for-word adaptation of the Rust policy, will prohibit the usage of the word “JavaScript” (as well as the abbreviation “JS”) in the following scenarios:
As part of any website domain (Example: “JavaScriptIsCool.org”)
In the names libraries, frameworks, or other programming tools (Example: “MySQL-JS”)
In the titles of books, articles, or YouTube videos. (Example: “How to program in JavaScript”)
On stickers. Stickers are bad.
“This should help solve one of our biggest problems… people saying the word ‘JavaScript’,” stated language creator, Brendan Eich. “Right now it’s easy to Google for ‘JavaScript’ and get tons of relevant results. You can go into any bookstore and see the word ‘JavaScript’ right there on the cover of a bunch of books. It’s a nightmare. When I saw how the Rust team tackled the issue, I thought… genius!”
Creator of the popular “Node.js” JavaScript framework chimed in with their support of the new Trademark Policy saying, “Up until now it has been far too easy for people to figure out that our product is for use with JavaScript. Now that we must change our name from ‘Node.js’ to simply ‘Node’ — and stop using the word JavaScript on our website — that creates uncertainty. It forces our potential users to work harder to figure out what we are. And that’s a good thing.”
In related news, programming book publisher, O’Reilly, has announced an upcoming book: “Some programming language used mostly on websites, you know what it is wink wink. The Definitive Guide.”
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