#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
0:003:04:30
Speed
Listening elsewhere? Jump this view to your spot.
About this episode
<p>Brendan Eich is the creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla and Brave. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br />
– <b>The Jordan Harbinger Show</b>: <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/">https://jordanharbinger.com/lex/</a><br />
– <b>Sun Basket</b>: <a href="https://sunbasket.com/lex">https://sunbasket.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get $35 off<br />
– <b>BetterHelp</b>: <a href="https://betterhelp.com/lex">https://betterhelp.com/lex</a> to get 10% off<br />
– <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get special savings</p>
<p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br />
Brendan’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendanEich">https://twitter.com/BrendanEich</a><br />
Brendan’s Website: <a href="https://brendaneich.com">https://brendaneich.com</a><br />
Brave browser: <a href="https://brave.com">https://brave.com</a></p>
<p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br />
Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br />
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br />
Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br />
RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br />
YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br />
YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p>
<p><b>SUPPORT & CONNECT:</b><br />
– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast<br />
– Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br />
– Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br />
– Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br />
– LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br />
– Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage">https://www.facebook.com/LexFridmanPage</a><br />
– Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p>
<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br />
(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:54) – History of early programming languages<br />
(11:47) – Physics needs more experiments and less theory<br />
(16:24) – JavaScript origin story<br />
(41:17) – JavaScript was created in 10 days<br />
(50:57) – Marc Andreessen<br />
(54:14) – Internet Explorer<br />
(57:58) – Evolution of JavaScript<br />
(1:03:44) – JavaScript standardization<br />
(1:09:33) – TypeScript<br />
(1:12:05) – JavaScript ecosystem<br />
(1:15:15) – HTML5<br />
(1:18:47) – Making JavaScript fast<br />
(1:27:57) – JavaScript is the most popular language in the world<br />
(1:38:23) – Advice for programmers<br />
(1:44:20) – Browser wars<br />
(1:50:50) – Firefox<br />
(2:12:33) – Brave<br />
(2:25:33) – Basic Attention Token<br />
(2:50:36) – California<br />
(2:59:48) – Mortality<br />
(3:00:54) – Legacy</p>