John Resig

John Resig
John Resig
	Resig in 2010
Born	May 8, 1984 (age 40)[citation needed]
Alma mater	Rochester Institute of Technology
Known for	jQuery; Processing.js; Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja; Pro JavaScript Techniques
	Scientific career
Institutions	Khan Academy; Mozilla Corporation; Rochester Institute of Technology
Website	johnresig.com

John Resig is an American software engineer and entrepreneur, best known as the creator and lead developer of the jQuery JavaScript library.^[5] As of 2021^[update], he works as the chief software architect at Khan Academy.^[6]

History

Resig graduated with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2005. During this time he worked with Ankur Teredesai^[7]^[8] on data mining instant messaging networks and Jon Schull on exploring new ways of encouraging real-time online collaboration.^[1]

As of 2011^[update], Resig has worked as an application developer at Khan Academy.^[9] Previously, he was a JavaScript tool developer for the Mozilla Corporation. For his work on jQuery, he was inducted into the Rochester Institute of Technology's Innovation Hall of Fame^[1] on April 30, 2010.^[1]

Software projects

Resig has started or contributed to many JavaScript libraries, including:

jQuery^[5] a multi-browser JavaScript library designed to simplify the client-side scripting of HTML.
Processing.js,^[10] a port of the Processing language to JavaScript.^[11]
EnvJS,^[12] a port of the browser DOM to Rhino.^[13]
TestSwarm,^[14] a distributed continuous integration test suite for JavaScript.^[15]
Sizzle,^[16] a standalone, pure-JavaScript, CSS selector engine.^[17]
FUEL,^[18] a Firefox extension development kit.^[19]

Resig is a frequent guest speaker at companies like Google and Yahoo! and has presented at many conferences related to web technology, including SXSW,^[20] Webstock,^[21] MIX, and Tech4Africa.^[22]

Publications

Resig is the author of a blog,^[23] and is the author of the book Pro JavaScript Techniques, published by Apress in 2006,^[4]^[24] Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja with Bear Bibeault, published by Manning Publications in December 2012^[3] and several other papers.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Gallery of Innovators | RIT Innovation Hall of Fame". Rit.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ Apress, John Resig bio blurb Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Resig, John (2013). Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja. Manning Publications. ISBN 978-1-933988-69-6.
^ ^a ^b Resig, John (2006-12-11). Pro Javascript Techniques. Apress. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-59059-727-9. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^ ^a ^b Bernstein, M. (2010). "Profile John Resig: The creator of jQuery talks about research, open source development and creating the most popular JavaScript library in use today". XRDS: Crossroads, the ACM Magazine for Students. 17: 44. doi:10.1145/1836543.1836557.
^ "John Resig - JavaScript Programming". Retrieved 2021-11-30.
^ ^a ^b John Resig publications indexed by Google Scholar
^ John Resig publications indexed by Microsoft Academic
^ John Resig's blog, Next Steps in 2011
^ Ignacio, Martin. "Processing.js". Processing.js. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig. "John Resig - Processing.js". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "Bringing the Browser". Envjs. 2009-06-29. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig. "John Resig - Bringing the Browser to the Server". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "Home". GitHub. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig. "John Resig - JavaScript Testing Does Not Scale". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "Sizzle JavaScript Selector Library". Sizzlejs.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig (2009-04-25). "John Resig - New Processing.js and Sizzle.js Sites". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "FUEL - MozillaWiki". Wiki.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig (2008-06-24). "John Resig - Simple Extensions in Firefox 3". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "SXSW 2012 - More Secrets of JavaScript Libraries". Panelpicker.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "Speakers | Webstock - New Zealand's web conference". Webstock. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ "Speakers at TECH4AFRICA". Tech4africa.com. 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
^ John Resig - Blog. Johnresig.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-13.
^ Pro JavaScript Techniques : 9781590597279, APRESS.COM Archived June 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

[halloffame-1] "Gallery of Innovators | RIT Innovation Hall of Fame". Rit.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[bio_blurb-2] Apress, John Resig bio blurb Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine

[ninja-3] Resig, John (2013). Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja. Manning Publications. ISBN 978-1-933988-69-6.

[pro-4] Resig, John (2006-12-11). Pro Javascript Techniques. Apress. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-59059-727-9. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-09-18.

[jquery-5] Bernstein, M. (2010). "Profile John Resig: The creator of jQuery talks about research, open source development and creating the most popular JavaScript library in use today". XRDS: Crossroads, the ACM Magazine for Students. 17: 44. doi:10.1145/1836543.1836557.

[6] "John Resig - JavaScript Programming". Retrieved 2021-11-30.

[googlescholar-7] John Resig publications indexed by Google Scholar

[microsoft-8] John Resig publications indexed by Microsoft Academic

[9] John Resig's blog, Next Steps in 2011

[10] Ignacio, Martin. "Processing.js". Processing.js. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[11] John Resig. "John Resig - Processing.js". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[12] "Bringing the Browser". Envjs. 2009-06-29. Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[13] John Resig. "John Resig - Bringing the Browser to the Server". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[14] "Home". GitHub. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[15] John Resig. "John Resig - JavaScript Testing Does Not Scale". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[16] "Sizzle JavaScript Selector Library". Sizzlejs.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[17] John Resig (2009-04-25). "John Resig - New Processing.js and Sizzle.js Sites". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[18] "FUEL - MozillaWiki". Wiki.mozilla.org. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[19] John Resig (2008-06-24). "John Resig - Simple Extensions in Firefox 3". Johnresig.com. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[20] "SXSW 2012 - More Secrets of JavaScript Libraries". Panelpicker.sxsw.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[21] "Speakers | Webstock - New Zealand's web conference". Webstock. 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[22] "Speakers at TECH4AFRICA". Tech4africa.com. 2010-10-28. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[23] John Resig - Blog. Johnresig.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-13.

[24] Pro JavaScript Techniques : 9781590597279, APRESS.COM Archived June 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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