Sam Stephenson, author of the Prototype JavaScript framework Thomas Fuchs, author of script.aculo.us
On 6/19/07, Keryx Web <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello all! Who, in your opinion, are the 5 best JavaScript gurus? This is a question that might seem silly, but there is actually a great deal of thought behind it. I am working on a paper at university level, that intends to describe the benefits of unobtrusive DOM-scripting, compared to old school inaccessible DHTML or badly written AJAX apps. I intend use arguments such as "the leading experts say..." and "the most esteemed writers - such as N.N. and N.N. - argue that..." A guru would be someone that has consistently lead the way through developing ground-breaking patterns and/or top notch apps and who has written about it in books and/or on the web. Someone who is regarded as a master by his (or her) peers. Some geniuses may be working in obscurity - so this is not a a competition as to who is the "best" developer. And yes, I realize that all answers will be subjective and IMHO... I will kick off this discussion with my list: 1. Brendan Eich - he invented the language and leads it's continual development into JS 2. Hard to ignore. 2. Douglas Crockford. JSLint, JSMin, JSON; inheritance, public/private/privileged methods... and a superb lecturer. 3. David Flanagan. Only author recommended by DC! At least until recently. But the Rhino book is still the seminal work on JS - right? 4. Dean Edwards. Inventor of numerous genial projects (Base, CSSQuery, Packer...) Nice blog that is always a learning experience to read. He tends to be read by many pros. 5. PPK. He has been running quirksmode fore quite some time now. Main author of WASP's JavaScript Manifesto. Author of the best JS book from a pedagogic POV. Apologies to anyone not on my list... @listdad: If this is off-topic, please say so. @rest: If this discussion is considered OT, you may answer me in private. Lars Gunther ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
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