For his 3rd dotJS appearance, Brendan give us insights into the process of standardisation of JavaScript at TC39, then covers some of the features of ES Next, and reminds us once again why we should always bet on JS.
EVENT:
dotJS 2017
SPEAKER:
Brendan Eich
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dotConference Organizer provided Coding Tech with the permission to republish this video.
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dotJS: https://www.dotconferences.com/2017/12/brendan-eich-a-brief-history-of-javascript
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https://amzn.to/2Cq5bmL JavaScript: JavaScript Programming.A Step-by-Step Guide for Absolute Beginners
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27 responses to “A Brief History of JavaScript by the Creator of JavaScript”
ah javascript. I remember learning html and css with same ease as I learned korean alphabet, w/o ever really trying. then I run into js, and was like "what the f is this?". since I couldn't just look at js and figure it out, I gave up on it. then I run into php and mysql, and it was just as easy as html and css. I thought to my self, must be that js is the odd one out. it took me years to finally decide to look up some js tutorials, so glad I did, it's such fun language. currently learning node. I've decided to make a career switch and become a programmer. been learning js on and off for two years now, now that I got downsized, I finally have time for it, and whenever i learn something new, I'm more in love with it. few months ago I was watching a video about all the mistakes in js, but it turns out, I already knew all of the outcomes that video was trying to convey as super weirdness.
Tom Hanks is a secret genius.
Wise man
He misses out the bit where Netscape faxed its proposal to adopt JavaScript as a W3C standard at the same time that Netscape issued the press release announcing Javascript and that it had been proposed as a standard. Not exactly the most honest or ethical approach to consensus standards making.
Also, Microsoft's initial skepticism was largely driven by the fact that at the time Netscape Navigator crashed most of the time anyone tried to use it.
Love js… Just wish you'd at least say you're going to get an Elvis operator so typescript can go ahead and actually implement it!
Anyone know what the lion icon and the triangle icons represent? They were listed after bitcoin and etherium icons early in the presentation.
Didn't know Tom Hanks created JavaScript.
lay back, relax!
ES6 is good, I like the path JS has taken.
Javascript is fine the way it is. Stop fucking it up by making it more complicated. Make it easier for newbies to use and understand.
JavaScript is the biggest gift to IT since INTEL started to produce CPUs.
Dynamic imports and .flatten() are pretty nice
this's the good reason for any programmer to sleep enough
These videos would be better with more time showing the slides and less showing the speaker. Or show the speaker in the corner.
I wish someone more competent had made web script. Whatever script happened to be implemented was guaranteed monopoly. He ain't wrong we are not going to get rid of Javascript any time soon. Oh well…
What tech is '96 and '17?
JS ROCKS!
Great engineer & great man, Brendan Eich.
Love the shot at 0:57 🙂
God Bless you Brendan, what the SJW's did to you is un-American and digusting…
I can't wait until it reaches its final form and turns into Java. Then I can hate programming again.
oh look, it's satan!
Private methods and accesors, i think i'm crying
Nice! I remember using it back then when it came out. Time flies!
Types are coming!! =)
JavaScript is King. Most used language of all and will continue to be most popular and demanded language for the years to come!
hi