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Heresy & Heretical Open Source: A Heretic's Perspective

Topics
JSON,
Strange Loop 2010,
Markup Languages,
Open Source,
Strange Loop,
Languages,
Architecture,
Intellectual Property,
Programming,
XML,
Conferences

Douglas Crockford presents a debate existing around XML and JSON, and the negative effect of the Intellectual Property laws on open source software.

The State and Future of JavaScript

Topics
Javascript,
Ruby,
Web Development,
Java,
Dynamic Languages,
QCon San Francisco 2009,
.NET,
QCon,
Stories & Case Studies,
Languages,
Agile,
Programming,
Standardization,
Conferences

Douglas Crockford talks on the history of JavaScript unveiling some of the struggles the Ecma Technical Committee has had in advancing the language over the years, concluding with lessons learned: if one has a great idea he should not tell it to a standardization body but rather do it, a change to a widely used standard is an act of violence, standards are hard, and one cannot please everyone.