Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave | Lex Fridman Podcast #160
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Get Featured →Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - The Jordan Harbinger Show: https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/ - Sun Basket: https://sunbasket.com/lex and use code LEX to get $35 off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex and use code LEX to get special savings EPISODE LINKS: Brendan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich Brendan's Website: https://brendaneich.com Brave browser: https://brave.com PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - History of early programming languages 6:46 - Physics needs more experiments and less theory 11:23 - JavaScript origin story 36:16 - JavaScript was created in 10 days 45:56 - Marc Andreessen 49:13 - Internet Explorer 52:57 - Evolution of JavaScript 58:43 - Javascript standardization 1:04:33 - TypeScript 1:07:04 - JavaScript ecosystem 1:10:14 - HTML5 1:13:46 - Making JavaScript fast 1:22:56 - JavaScript is the most popular language in the world 1:33:22 - Advice for programmers 1:39:19 - Browser wars 1:45:49 - Firefox 2:07:32 - Brave 2:20:32 - Basic Attention Token 2:45:35 - California 2:54:47 - Mortality 2:55:53 - Legacy SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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