Name: John Resig

Born: May 8, 1984

  • Computer programmer and entrepreneur.
  • Known as the creator and lead developer of the jQuery JavaScript library.
  • Presently works as an application developer at Khan Academy.
  • Previously, he was a JavaScript tool developer for the Mozilla Corporation.
  • Moderates many subreddits.

Significant publications

  • Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja with Bear Bibeault (2012).
  • Pro JavaScript Techniques (2006).

Honors and awards

  • Inducted into the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Innovation Hall of Fame (2010).

Websites

  • John Resig on Twitter
  • John Resig personal website