JavaScript

A brief history of programming...

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Scripting language that moved from the browser to servers, devices, and more.

Ep. 188: The 5 Books I Read in March, Embracing Boredom, and Deep Work vs. YouTube | Deep Questions

Cal Newport

A web development language Daniel is learning, which requires using the internet, posing a challenge for deep work due to distractions.

Jo Boaler: How to Learn Math | Lex Fridman Podcast #226

Lex Fridman

A programming language recommended for creating mathematical visualizations.

Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162

Lex Fridman

A programming language created by Brendan Eich that became widely popular despite its initial perceived flaws, due to its timing and accessibility.

Full Length Episode | #174 | February 17, 2022

Cal Newport

Programming language mentioned by Shane McGrath as an example of a domain with an optimal state that differs from writing, highlighting the challenge of switching mental gears.

Lex Fridman: Ask Me Anything - AMA January 2021 | Lex Fridman Podcast

Lex Fridman

A popular and accessible programming language recommended for beginners exploring computer science.

Peter Norvig: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach | Lex Fridman Podcast #42

Lex Fridman

A programming language, mentioned in the context of teaching coding versus teaching problem-solving skills.

Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks | Lex Fridman Podcast #193

Lex Fridman

A popular programming language, used as an example of a technical domain where achieving top-tier expertise is difficult.

Why Every Agent needs Open Source Cloud Sandboxes

Latent Space

Significant usage for E2B SDK downloads, particularly for building web applications.

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #188

Lex Fridman

A programming language used as an example of a 'crappy solution' that took over the world due to its quick implementation.

Artist Lauren McCarthy Will Be Your Home's Brain

Y Combinator

A programming language McCarthy uses and likes, particularly in the context of building tools like p5.js.

Sam Zell — Strategies for Investing and Dealmaking | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A programming language created by Brendan Eich.

Penn Jillette on Magic, Losing 100+ Pounds, and Weaponizing Kindness | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A programming language created by Brendan Eich.

Karlie Kloss Interview | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

A programming language taught at Code with Classy.

George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31

Lex Fridman

A programming language that George Hotz admits is confusing with its ecosystem but will likely be part of the future due to its presence in browsers.

Chris Lattner: The Future of Computing and Programming Languages | Lex Fridman Podcast #131

Lex Fridman

A relatively simple programming language that, like Lisp, lacks built-in language affordances for packages, leading to external ecosystems and fragmentation.

Jeff Atwood: Stack Overflow and Coding Horror | Lex Fridman Podcast #7

Lex Fridman

Mentioned as the language used in Discourse, and broadly as a language that is increasingly prevalent across web development.

Paul Buchheit

Y Combinator

Paul Buchheit chose to write the Gmail interface in this language, despite widespread advice against it due to past failures. This decision helped change how web apps were viewed.

Chris Lattner: Compilers, LLVM, Swift, TPU, and ML Accelerators | Lex Fridman Podcast #21

Lex Fridman

A high-level programming language used extensively in web development, which can be compiled through LLVM.

Zach Sims at Startup School NY 2014

Y Combinator

A programming language. Zach Sims learned it while developing Codecademy, which was a key skill for his role and the platform's success.

Grant Sanderson: Math, Manim, Neural Networks & Teaching with 3Blue1Brown | Lex Fridman Podcast #118

Lex Fridman

Mentioned as a language in which people recreated Grant Sanderson's SIR model for web interaction.

Brian Kernighan: UNIX, C, AWK, AMPL, and Go Programming | Lex Fridman Podcast #109

Lex Fridman

A programming language noted for its initial irregular and ugly perception, but which has evolved with fantastic compilation technology and is now viable for backends and frontends.

Bjarne Stroustrup: C++ | Lex Fridman Podcast #48

Lex Fridman

A programming language Stroustrup notes as enabling many things due to its browser integration, despite not being the 'prettiest' language, and useful for quick coding.

Content Platforms Explained in 100 Seconds // Build your own with Sanity

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