Brendan Eich
JavaScript Creator
JavaScript
Brave Browser
Biography
Brendan Eich created JavaScript in 10 days in 1995 at Netscape. He later co-founded Mozilla and created the Brave browser.
Daily Work
- Leading Brave Software as CEO
- Advocating for web privacy
- Speaking about JavaScript and the web
- Working on BAT cryptocurrency
Challenges
“JavaScript was created in 10 days, and we’ve been cleaning up the language for 25 years. But it’s evolved beautifully.”
Impact
JavaScript is the most widely used programming language, running in every web browser and increasingly on servers and devices.