David Baron (computer scientist) explained

David Baron
Other Names:L. David Baron[1]
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Harvard University[2]
Occupation:web browser engines
Known For:CSS, Gecko rendering engine
Organization:Google
Website:https://dbaron.org/

David Baron is an American computer scientist, web browser engineer, open web standards author, technology speaker,[3] [4] and open source contributor. He has written and edits several CSS web standards specifications including CSS Color Module Level 3,[5] CSS Conditional Rules,[6] and several working drafts. He started working on Mozilla in 1998,[4] and was employed by Mozilla in 2003 to help develop and evolve the Gecko rendering engine, eventually as a Distinguished Engineer[7] in 2013.[8] He was Mozilla’s representative on the WHATWG Steering Group from 2017-2020.[9] [10] He has served on the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG) continuously since being elected in 2015[11] and re-elected subsequently, most recently in 2020.[12] [13] In 2021 he joined Google to work on Google Chrome.[14]

Notable inventions

Writing

Baron is the author and editor of several W3C web standards:

Baron was also a technical reviewer of the book "Transitions and Animations in CSS: Adding Motion with CSS".[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dbaron - Overview. GitHub.
  2. https://dbaron.org/
  3. Web site: SXSW 2009: Full Event List. sxsw2009.sched.com.
  4. Web site: Fast CSS: How Browsers Lay Out Web Pages.
  5. Web site: CSS Color Module Level 3. June 19, 2018. www.w3.org.
  6. Web site: CSS Conditional Rules Module Level 3. L. David. Baron. April 4, 2013. www.w3.org.
  7. Web site: Chrome deploys deep-linking tech in latest browser build despite privacy concerns. www.theregister.com.
  8. Web site: Mozilla Distinguished Engineer: David Baron . 2013-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130918024929/https://air.mozilla.org/mozilla-distinguished-engineer-david-baron/ . 2020-08-23. 2013-09-18 .
  9. Web site: The WHATWG Blog — Further working mode changes.
  10. Web site: Update SG representative for Mozilla. by dbaron · Pull Request #142 · whatwg/sg. GitHub.
  11. Web site: Statements about TAG nominees for 2015 Election. www.w3.org.
  12. Web site: W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group | W3C News. 13 January 2020 .
  13. Web site: TAG members over time. 2022-01-21. tag.w3.org. en.
  14. Web site: L. David Baron. 2021-03-01. Twitter. en.
  15. Web site: README.txt - mozsearch. searchfox.org.
  16. Web site: Firefox 5 beta arrives for desktop and Android . arstechnica.com . 2011-05-24 . 2020-08-23 .
  17. Web site: CSS Animations Level 1. www.w3.org.
  18. Web site: CSS Overflow Module Level 3. www.w3.org.
  19. Web site: CSS Transitions. www.w3.org.
  20. Book: Weyl, Estelle. Transitions and Animations in CSS: Adding Motion with CSS. April 14, 2016. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". 9781491929834. Google Books.

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