John Resig
John Resig | |
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| Born | May 8, 1984 |
| Alma mater | Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | JavaScript Evangelist |
| Employer | Mozilla Corporation |
| Known for | jQuery |
| Website | ejohn.org ejohn.org/blog |
John Resig is a JavaScript Evangelist for the Mozilla Corporation and the creator and lead developer of the jQuery JavaScript library. This library's goal is to simplify the process of writing JavaScript code that is compatible with all web browsers. [1] For his work on jQuery he was inducted into the Rochester Institute of Technology's Innovation Hall of Fame on April 30, 2010. [2]
Resig has also been involved in the creation of several other JavaScript libraries including FUEL (for Firefox plugin development), [3] Processing.js (for visual effects) and Sizzle (for CSS selectors). [4]
"The Google Address Translation, was developed by John Resig and gives Google Maps the ability to convert any US Postal Address into Latitude/Longitude coordinates," according to WebProNews. [5]
Resig is the author of the book Pro JavaScript Techniques and the forthcoming Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja.
He is also the creator of processing.js, which is a port of the processing language for JavaScript.
He is also author of a widely read blog, ejohn.org/blog, which has more than 13,000 subscribers.[6]
In August, 2010, Resig also hired Elyse Porterfield for the Dry Erase Girl Internet Hoax. [7]
External links
References
- ^ http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/04/Code-library-aims-to-fuel-easier-JavaScript-handling_1.html
- ^ http://www.rit.edu/alumni/ihf/inductee.php?inductee=10
- ^ http://ejohn.org/blog/tags/extensions/
- ^ http://ejohn.org/blog/new-processingjs-and-sizzlejs-sites/
- ^ http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2005/07/11/google-maps-address-hack
- ^ http://twitter.com/jeresig/statuses/1090013257
- ^ http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/11/elyse-porterfield/
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