Chapter
Early Days of JavaScript
47:46 - 53:43 (05:57)
Brendan Eich talks about the early days of JavaScript, including the development of garbage collection through reference counting and the challenges of memory safety.
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Brendan Eich discusses the origins of JavaScript and how he implemented reference counting in only 10 days to combat memory leaks.
47:46 - 51:10 (03:23)
JavaScript
Summary
Brendan Eich discusses the origins of JavaScript and how he implemented reference counting in only 10 days to combat memory leaks. He also reveals how malicious actors can exploit bugs in memory safety to underflow the reference counter and cause memory leaks.
ChapterEarly Days of JavaScript
Episode#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The history of the evolution of graphics libraries and languages for what became the GPU is discussed, including the downfall of SGI and the development of 3DFX and other graphics card companies.
51:10 - 53:43 (02:33)
Graphics Libraries
Summary
The history of the evolution of graphics libraries and languages for what became the GPU is discussed, including the downfall of SGI and the development of 3DFX and other graphics card companies.