
ECMAScript Archives

This is a collection, organized by year, of documents that record the activities
of Ecma TC39 as it initially created and evolved the ECMAScript Language Specification
and related standards. It includes meeting records (both formal and informal),
presentation decks, proposals, draft documents, and many other artifacts. The collection
draws from both the internal Ecma International archives and various other
sources. The collection covers the period 1996–2015. Additional years may be
added in the future. This collection was initially organized and curated by Allen Wirfs‑Brock.
Organization of the Collection
Documents for each year are accessible from a webpage for that year. A set of common
categories are used to group documents:
- Ecma General Assembly Documents These are documents related to the organization,
management, membership, and policies of Ecma International relating to TC39. Only documents
that are relevant to TC39 and the development of ECMAScript are included and in some cases
only TC39 relevant excerpts are provided.
- TC39 Documents These are documents that were archived by Ecma with official TC39
identification numbers. Typically these include formal meeting agendas and minutes, formal
technical contributions by member organizations, some presentation decks and proposals, and
documents relating to the processes and management of TC39.
- TC39-TG1 Documents From 2000–2007, ECMAScript responsibilities were assigned
to TC39-TG1 (Technical Committee 39, Task Group 1). This category is similar to the
TC39 Documents category.
- TC39 Working Group Documents In 1998–2000, much of the technical work
of TC39 was performed in informal working groups. The documents were often not captured
as formal TC39 documents in the Ecma archives but most have been recovered from external sources.
- Other Documents These are documents that were not assigned identifiers and hence
were not captured in the official Ecma archives. This category includes many kinds of documents such as
informal meeting notes, presentations, proposals and other member contributions, and working
documents used by TC39 members in the course of developing ECMAScript-related specifications.
Note that many documents have assigned document identifiers by Ecma in more than one of the official Ecma
categories. In most cases, this archive only lists the document in the category of its originating Ecma organizational unit.
Other Archives
Other web sites hosting ECMAScript archival material include:
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