JavaScript syntax clearly is derived from awk's: the function keyword, regexp literals, for (x in a), optional semicolons, (associative) arrays, ... Brendan E

JavaScript syntax clearly is derived from awk's: the function keyword, regexp literals, for (x in a), optional semicolons, (associative) arrays, ... Brendan Eich said as much: "JS’s function keyword did come from AWK" [1]. [1]: https://brendaneich.com/2010/07/a-brief-history-of-javascript/ https://brendaneich.com/2010/07/a-brief-history-of-javascrip...