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Kevin S

Kevin works on the JavaScript engine of Microsoft Edge, focusing on programming language design and standardization. After a decade of writing web applications and toy compilers, he now serves as a Microsoft representative at TC39, the committee responsible for the evolution and specification of JavaScript.

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JavaScript language designer Kevin Smith completes the "From URL to Interactive" series. He explains how browsers compile and execute our JavaScript, and what happens from the moment we land on the page to when we leave. Understanding these browser processes leads us to write more performant code.