Sebastian McKenzie
Babel and Rome Creator
Biography
Sebastian McKenzie created Babel at age 17, enabling modern JavaScript to run in older browsers. He later created Rome (now Biome).
Daily Work
- Building developer tools
- Working on JavaScript tooling
- Contributing to open source
- Speaking about compilers
Challenges
“I created Babel when I was 17. The JavaScript ecosystem moves fast, and tools need to keep up.”
Impact
Babel enabled widespread adoption of modern JavaScript features, transforming how the industry writes code.