Brendan Eich

Software Engineer American Born 1961 (age 65)

Created JavaScript programming language for web browsers.

377 quotes

"Death of a language is birth of new possibilities."
Death
"Courage to be wrong is courage to learn."
Courage
"Change is the only constant in technology."
Change
"Education is the best investment in the future."
Education
"Time spent learning is time not wasted."
Time
"Truth cannot be hidden forever in open systems."
Truth
"Freedom means owning your choices."
Freedom
"Peace of mind comes from secure systems."
Peace
"Nature teaches distributed systems."
Nature
"Art in algorithms reveals their elegance."
Art
"Science validates what intuition suggests."
Science
"Music of code is in its rhythm."
Music
"Faith in progress must be earned through results."
Faith
"Leaders listen more than they talk."
Leadership
"Work-life balance is not optional."
Work
"Dreams deferred become nightmares."
Dreams
"Humor diffuses tension in difficult problems."
Humor
"Beauty fades but functionality endures."
Beauty
"Death of bad ideas makes room for good ones."
Death
"Perseverance is stubbornness with direction."
Perseverance
"Gratitude multiplies when shared."
Gratitude
"Creativity thrives in constraints."
Creativity
"Justice requires accountability in technology."
Justice
"Patience with learning compounds into mastery."
Patience
"Kindness costs nothing but yields everything."
Kindness
"Strength in teams exceeds strength in individuals."
Strength
"Fear of the unknown drives exploration."
Fear
"Power without purpose is tyranny."
Power
"Money is a tool, not a goal."
Money
"Health of a codebase requires constant care."
Health