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By Adrianne Jeffries 4/29/11 12:30pm

Douglas Crockford, King of JavaScript

Douglas Crockford, master JavaScript programmer, author of JavaScript: The Good Parts and the popular JSlint, spoke this morning at Columbia University on Why JavaScript Matters. Apparently he spoke at Etsy earlier this week; watch it on Livestream.

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Douglas Crockford, King of JavaScript

Across the Wire

Morning Media Mix

On the Market: Beer "CSA" Launches In Long Island City; Gays Have a Harder Time Finding Housing; A $2 Billion Offer For the Empire State Building

The Return of Wall Street’s Cassandra: In Armani and Pearls, Meredith Whitney Smacks Back

To Error Is Human: The Slapstick Shakespeare in the Park Is Irresistible

55% of New Yorkers Can't Name a Single Mayoral Candidate