David Baron (computer scientist)
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David Baron | |
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 David Baron in 2017 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | L. David Baron[1] |
| Alma mater | Harvard University[2] |
| Occupation | web browser engines |
| Organization | |
| Known for | CSS, Gecko rendering engine |
| 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[edit]
- Reftests — automated visual tests of browser engine rendering[15]
- CSS animations implementation in Gecko[16]
Writing[edit]
Baron is the author and editor of several W3C web standards:
- CSS Color Module Level 3 Recommendation[5]
- CSS Conditional Rules Module Level 3 Candidate Recommendation[6]
- CSS Animations Level 1 Working Draft[17]
- CSS Overflow Module Level 3 Working Draft[18]
- CSS Transitions Working Draft[19]
Baron was also a technical reviewer of the book "Transitions and Animations in CSS: Adding Motion with CSS".[20]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dbaron - Overview". GitHub.
- ^ https://dbaron.org/
- ^ "SXSW 2009: Full Event List". sxsw2009.sched.com.
- ^ a b "Fast CSS: How Browsers Lay Out Web Pages".
- ^ a b "CSS Color Module Level 3". www.w3.org. June 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Baron, L. David (April 4, 2013). "CSS Conditional Rules Module Level 3". www.w3.org.
- ^ "Chrome deploys deep-linking tech in latest browser build despite privacy concerns". www.theregister.com.
- ^ "Mozilla Distinguished Engineer: David Baron". 2013-03-11. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "The WHATWG Blog — Further working mode changes".
- ^ "Update SG representative for Mozilla. by dbaron · Pull Request #142 · whatwg/sg". GitHub.
- ^ "Statements about TAG nominees for 2015 Election". www.w3.org.
- ^ "W3C Advisory Committee Elects Technical Architecture Group | W3C News". 13 January 2020.
- ^ "TAG members over time". tag.w3.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "L. David Baron". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "README.txt - mozsearch". searchfox.org.
- ^ "Firefox 5 beta arrives for desktop and Android". arstechnica.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
- ^ "CSS Animations Level 1". www.w3.org.
- ^ "CSS Overflow Module Level 3". www.w3.org.
- ^ "CSS Transitions". www.w3.org.
- ^ Weyl, Estelle (April 14, 2016). Transitions and Animations in CSS: Adding Motion with CSS. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". ISBN 9781491929834 – via Google Books.
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