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Sep 2024
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Firefox Software Architecture with Brian...

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About this episode

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Since its first major release in 2004, it has stood out on the browser landscape for its emphasis on privacy, security, and customization.

Brian Grinstead is a Senior Principal Engineer at Mozilla. He joins the podcast with Kevin Ball to talk about the Firefox architecture, the recent UI refactor, web performance, the role of Rust in the browser, and more.

Kevin Ball or KBall, is the vice president of engineering at Mento and an independent coach for engineers and engineering leaders. He co-founded and served as CTO for two companies, founded the San Diego JavaScript meetup, and organizes the AI inaction discussion group through Latent Space.

 

 

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