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American computer programmer

  • Audience21.9K
  • Fame67.4
  • Momentum5.0
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21.9K github followers
  • Audience21.9K
  • Fame67.4
  • Momentum5.0
  • Developers rank#21
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Born 1955 · age 71United States
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    Born 1955
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Updated 2026-07-07

Douglas Crockford is an American computer programmer who is involved in the development of the JavaScript language. Crockford specified the data format JSON, and has developed various JavaScript related tools such as the static code analyzer JSLint and minifier JSMin. Crockford wrote the book JavaScript: The Good Parts, published in 2008, followed by How JavaScript Works in 2018. Crockford was a senior JavaScript architect at PayPal until 2019, and is also a writer and speaker on JavaScript, JSON, and related web technologies.

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Momentum5.0
Historical15.6
Now attention22.9
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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