#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
Lex Fridman Podcast
English - February 12, 2021 14:06 - 3 hours - 128 MB - ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratingsTechnology interview health business news politics entrepreneurship comedy culture science books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Brave browser: https://brave.com
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) - Introduction
(06:54) - History of early programming languages
(11:47) - Physics needs more experiments and less theory
(16:24) - JavaScript origin story
(41:17) - JavaScript was created in 10 days
(50:57) - Marc Andreessen
(54:14) - Internet Explorer
(57:58) - Evolution of JavaScript
(1:03:44) - JavaScript standardization
(1:09:33) - TypeScript
(1:12:05) - JavaScript ecosystem
(1:15:15) - HTML5
(1:18:47) - Making JavaScript fast
(1:27:57) - JavaScript is the most popular language in the world
(1:38:23) - Advice for programmers
(1:44:20) - Browser wars
(1:50:50) - Firefox
(2:12:33) - Brave
(2:25:33) - Basic Attention Token
(2:50:36) - California
(2:59:48) - Mortality
(3:00:54) - Legacy
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/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips
SUPPORT & CONNECT:
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast
– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage
– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman
OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:54) – History of early programming languages
(11:47) – Physics needs more experiments and less theory
(16:24) – JavaScript origin story
(41:17) – JavaScript was created in 10 days
(50:57) – Marc Andreessen
(54:14) – Internet Explorer
(57:58) – Evolution of JavaScript
(1:03:44) – JavaScript standardization
(1:09:33) – TypeScript
(1:12:05) – JavaScript ecosystem
(1:15:15) – HTML5
(1:18:47) – Making JavaScript fast
(1:27:57) – JavaScript is the most popular language in the world
(1:38:23) – Advice for programmers
(1:44:20) – Browser wars
(1:50:50) – Firefox
(2:12:33) – Brave
(2:25:33) – Basic Attention Token
(2:50:36) – California
(2:59:48) – Mortality
(3:00:54) – Legacy