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For context: > Brendan Eich is [the] creator of the JavaScript programming language. He co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla
by coryfklein 6y ago
For context:
> Brendan Eich is [the] creator of the JavaScript programming language. He co-founded the Mozilla project, the Mozilla Foundation and the Mozilla Corporation, and served as the Mozilla Corporation's chief technical officer and briefly, as its chief executive officer. [1]
Yes he was only CEO for 11 days, but he literally co-founded Mozilla so it's not like he was only around for a couple weeks.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich
- mattl 6y agoI can only imagine the number of homophobes he could have funded with the salaries they pay execs at Mozilla now.
- throwaway983249 6y agoEich was CEO for only 11 days, but he was a technical leader at Mozilla when Firefox market share peaked and began its steady decline. He was probably more directly responsible for Firefox product decisions than Baker.