Douglas Crockford
Software architect and language designer known for influential work on JavaScript and for creating the JSON data format, author and longtime critic of mainstream programming language design.
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Apr 3, 2023 • 50min
Story: JSON vs XML
Today's guest is Douglas Crockford. He's sharing the story of JSON, his discovery of JavaScript's good parts, and his approach to finding a simple way to build software. Also, his battles against XML, against complexity, his battles to say that there's a better way to build software. This is foundational stuff for the web, and Doug is an iconoclast Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter
Jan 18, 2026 • 1h 4min
Shift-M/56: Douglas Crockford about JavaScript, OOP, JSON, Misty, and actors
Douglas Crockford, a software architect celebrated for his contributions to JavaScript and JSON, dives into the complexities of programming languages. He critiques JavaScript's bloated nature due to legacy features and contrasts it with the elegant simplicity of its functional core. He argues that language purity often fails in the industry and highlights the challenges faced by clean languages. Crockford introduces his actor language prototype, Misty, promotes the benefits of message-passing systems for distribution, and emphasizes the importance of dynamic objects over rigid structures.
