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Douglas Crockford is a renowned computer programmer known for his contributions to the JavaScript programming language. He is the founder of JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) and has authored several books on JavaScript, which have significantly influenced the popularity and development of the language.

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“It turns out that strong typing does not eliminate the need for careful testing. And I have found in my work that the sorts of errors that strong type checking finds are no the errors I worry about.”

Needs Doe Turns Found Strong Worry Type Errors Careful Testing Typing

Author:Douglas Crockford

“I have been writing JavaScript for 8 years now, and I have never once found need to use an uber function. The super idea is fairly important in the classical pattern, but it appears to be unnecessary in the prototypal and functional patterns. I now see my early attempts to support the classical model in JavaScript as a mistake.”

Needs Writing Years Has Beens Important Ideas Use Found Mistake Support Models Function Patterns Unnecessary Uber Javascript

Author:Douglas Crockford

About the Author

Born: 1955
Known for: Computer programmer
Quotes: 28

Books & Sources

JavaScript: The Good Parts: The Good PartsRelated source material

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