ljharb / ljharb

Hi‼ My name's Jordan, and I've gradually mutated over the last decade into being super obsessed with open source, backwards compatibility, and finding ways to balance what I feel are ethical obligations to all users of projects I interact with, with the very real problem of time management, burnout, and work/life balance.

I've been a part of TC39 (the committee that writes the specification for JavaScript) since 2014, and I was an editor of the specification from 2018-2021. I've been heavily involved in the node community for as many years, and I've gradually created (but mostly inherited or been gifted) a decent number of open source projects. I persist in trying to maintain them all with maximal back compat, the strictest adherence to semver, and the greatest respect for users.

Projects I Maintain

qs	nvm.sh	resolve	tape
prop-types	compat-table	es-abstract
airbnb javascript styleguide/eslint configs
enzyme organization	enzyme
es-shims organization	es5-shim	es6-shim	object.assign
inspect-js organization	object-inspect	deep-equal	which-collection
jsx-eslint organization	eslint-plugin-react	eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y
import-js organization	eslint-plugin-import
minimistjs organization	minimist

… and many more on npm

Standards/Communities I Contribute To

this includes participation in working groups, committees, meetings, general issue triage, etc

• TC39 (JavaScript language committee)
• node.js: slack, Working Groups: Modules, Version Management, Moderation, Package Maintenance
• OpenJS Foundation Cross Project Council
• OpenSSF Foundation
• eslint
• babel: slack
• libera IRC: #javascript, #node.js

How Sponsorship Helps

Although open source is a huge part of my life, it's not the most important part - I have a spouse, kids, and a dog; bills to pay; and I also try to give back to the wider community.

Sponsorship helps fund domains, travel, but also other sponsorships

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