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Brendan Eich (/ ˈ aɪ k /; born July 4, 1961) is an American computer programmer and technology executive. He created the JavaScript programming language and co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Mozilla Corporation.
Dec 2, 2017 · Brendan Eich, CTO and SVP Engineering, Mozilla Andreas Gal, VP Mobile and R&D, Mozilla. Firefox on Linux is the best case, because the C/C++ compiler, runtime libraries, and OS kernel are all free and open source software. Note that even on Linux, certain hardware-vendor-supplied system software, e.g., OpenGL drivers, may be closed source.
Dec 22, 2020 · Brendan Eich’s opposition to same-sex marriage cost him his job at Mozilla. Now his doubts about the pandemic are getting him in trouble at the start-up Brave.
Apr 12, 2024 · T en years ago this week, Brendan Eich was forced to resign as CEO of Mozilla, the company he co-founded, because of ginned-up outrage over small donations he made to groups opposed to legalization of same-sex marriage in California.
Aug 26, 2018 · So famously, 34-year-old Brendan Eich created that first version of the language that would become JavaScript in just 10 days. (Last year Eich began a talk at the dotJS conference by saying “22 years ago in May I did 10 days of hard work,” adding “I didn’t sleep much.”)
Jun 15, 2020 · A newly published paper by Brendan Eich, CEO of Chromium-based browser Brave and the key designer of JavaScript, looks back at two decades of the definitive programming language for the...
Apr 4, 2014 · Mozilla and its outgoing CEO Brendan Eich were caught off-guard by the gay-rights furor that eventually prompted Eich to step down. Here are three crucial social changes they failed to...
Mozilla under fire: Inside the 9-day reign of fallen CEO Brendan Eich. The co-founder's high-profile exit from the maker of Firefox wasn't just about his gay marriage stance. Insiders describe...
Apr 3, 2014 · Brendan Eich has chosen to step down from his role as CEO. He’s made this decision for Mozilla and our community. Mozilla believes both in equality and freedom of speech.
Feb 8, 2022 · Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript, Mozilla and Brave Software. (Image credit: Brendan Eich) JavaScript is born. Today, JavaScript is deployed across practically all websites, as...
