Simon Willison’s Weblog

The Art & Science of JavaScript. The JavaScript book I contributed to is now shipping! My chapter describes how to build a Flickr / Google Maps mashup entirely using client-side code (via JSON-P).

Posted 12th January 2008 at 7:05 pm

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The evolution of OpenAI's mission statement - 13th February 2026
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How StrongDM's AI team build serious software without even looking at the code - 7th February 2026

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