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John Hunter
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Front-end Engineer: JS, CSS and HTML since 1997. Working on net-zero energy ⚡️🔋
So sad to hear this Debbie, we haven’t worked together but you’ve been hugely important to the success of Playwright. I went through the same a couple of years ago so can understand. Recharge, be kind to yourself and keep believing. You’re are an asset to any organisation 🍀♥️
December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Well it was JS but nothing like node. Think classic ASP without the Visual Basic 😄
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The idea was that JS would be the “glue” for Java Applets that ran inside a browser plugin. You could script interaction with and between Applets.
December 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ah yes. I remember writing JS on both back then. Netscape Application Server and Netscape browser.
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
😂 I remember hearing a story that Eich had someone help out with the implementation of Date and Math. I can’t recall who but I think they copied the Java apis 🙄
July 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
You took great care of lots of people at #FrontEndNorth yesterday so now is the time for a bit of self care. Thank you and have a chilled weekend.
July 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Clearly they haven’t read the MIT licence 🙂
July 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Apache SSI …I feel so old! 🤣
May 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Haha 😂 so true. I was just listening to @chriscoyier.net talking about it. I don’t think he’s going to let it go until one of the browsers implements it - good luck buddy, we’re with you!
May 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Reposted by John Hunter
The thing I want most for tech is for engineers to stop gushing about *what* they used, and to start asking "but is it *good*?"
May 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hmmm… depends on whether I’m spreading on TS or JS 😄
May 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I loved both your talks at SOTB
May 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Ooh, those look nice ♥️
May 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
User centred design - whether that’s customers, engineers, or yourself in 6 months. Always a solid approach ♥️
May 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
That will hurt 🤣
April 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM