the Django web framework, and a passionate advocate for Open Source and standards-based development. He maintains a popular Web development weblog at http://simonwillison.net/ Thomas Fuchs Thomas Fuchs' famous script.aculo.us framework was created during the development of one of the most highly interactive applications the Web had ever seen, and he's continued to push the boundaries of what is possible with JavaScript. Script.aculo.us has gone on to be used in such web sites & applications as CNN.com, NASA.gov, Me.com and more. In addition to being a Prototype core member and Rails core alumnus, Thomas is one of the world's top JavaScript and rich web app performance experts, and has co-authored JavaScript Performance Rocks! with his wife, Amy.