# Brendan Eich ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-02-04 Brendan Eich.jpg|400]] Brendan Eich is an American computer programmer who created [[JavaScript]] in just 10 days while working at Netscape in 1995. He is also co-founder of Mozilla and creator of the Brave browser. ## Career - **Netscape** (1995): Created JavaScript (originally "Mocha", then "LiveScript") - **Mozilla** (1998-2014): Co-founded the Mozilla project; brief tenure as CEO in 2014 - **Brave Software** (2015-present): Co-founder and CEO; created Brave browser and Basic Attention Token (BAT) ## Key Contributions - Created [[JavaScript]], now one of the world's most used programming languages - Helped establish open web standards - Pioneered privacy-focused browsing with Brave ## References - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Eich - https://brendaneich.com/ ## Related - [[JavaScript]] ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Brendan Eich]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Brendan Eich]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->