This is Brendan Eich the visionary who created JavaScript, the language powering the modern web. But his story didn’t start with recognition.
As a teenager fascinated by math and computers, Eich obsessed over how software worked beneath the surface. That curiosity led him to study computer science and eventually join Netscape in the mid-1990s.
Then came the moment that changed the internet.
Under extreme deadline pressure, he built JavaScript in just 10 days. At first, it was mocked by developers as messy and inconsistent… even called a “toy.” But while critics doubted it, JavaScript quietly fueled the early web and never stopped growing.
Within two decades, it became one of the most widely used programming languages in the world, running browsers, servers, mobile apps, and even IoT devices.
Then came the fall.
In 2014, after becoming Mozilla’s CEO, past political donations triggered massive backlash. Amid public controversy and internal pressure, he stepped down after only two weeks. For many, that would have ended their influence in tech.
But Eich didn’t disappear.
In 2015, he co-founded Brave Software, launching the Brave browser a fast, privacy-focused alternative that blocks ads and trackers by default. Brave challenged Big Tech with a new vision: user-controlled attention and privacy-first browsing.
Today, Brave serves millions of users, supports decentralized technologies like IPFS, and integrates cryptocurrency through Brave Rewards.
Brendan Eich’s journey isn’t just about building software. It’s about resilience, reinvention, and staying true to your vision.
Even if the world pushes you out, you can still build something greater.
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