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Brendan Eich
personProgramming Language Creator
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Brendan Eich

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American computer programmer who created the JavaScript programming language in 1995 while working at Netscape.

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javascript creation year

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1995UnverifiedHighFresh1

founded company

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Brave SoftwareUnverifiedHighFresh1
Mozilla CorporationUnverifiedHighFresh1

worked at

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Netscape CommunicationsUnverifiedHighFresh1

developed language for

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Netscape NavigatorUnverifiedHighFresh1

created language

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JavaScriptUnverifiedHighFresh1

development timeframe

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10 days for JavaScript prototypeUnverifiedHighFresh1

served as ceo

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Mozilla CorporationUnverifiedHighFresh1

serves as ceo

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Brave SoftwareUnverifiedHighFresh1

brave founded year

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2015UnverifiedHighFresh1

worked on project

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FirefoxUnverifiedHighFresh1

created browser

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Brave BrowserUnverifiedHighFresh1

created cryptocurrency

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Basic Attention Token (BAT)UnverifiedHighFresh1

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