Dr. Axel Rauschmayer

I specialize in JavaScript, TypeScript and web development.

I have been developing web applications since 1995. In 1999, I was a technical manager at a German Internet startup that later expanded internationally. In 2006, I held my first talk on Ajax. In 2010, I received a Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of Munich.

Since 2011, I have been blogging at 2ality.com and written several books on JavaScript and TypeScript. I also hold talks and trainings about web development.

I live in Munich, Germany, and speak German, English, French, and Spanish. My pronouns are he/him.

Web development

• 📜 Blog (web development): 2ality
• 🦣 Mastodon (web development):
  • Posts via web app: fosstodon.org/@rauschma
  • Posts via RSS feed: fosstodon.org/@rauschma.rss
  • My tutorial: “Getting started with Mastodon”
• 📧 Newsletter (JavaScript as a language and related tooling): ES.next News (with Johannes Weber)
• 📚 My books on JavaScript and TypeScript are free to read online.

Light bulbs: steps towards a positive future

There are many ideas and projects that make me hopeful for the future. To change our behavior, it helps to see things that already work.

Topics: degrowth, agriculture, urbanism, education, democracy, income, technology, etc.

• Mastodon: @light_bulbs@mastodon.green
• Light bulbs blog

Language tales: languages and language learning

Languages I’m currently interested in:

• 🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese (my current focus)
• 🇬🇧 English
• 🇫🇷 French
• 🇪🇸 Spanish
• 🇳🇱 Dutch
• 🇩🇪 German (my native language)

• Mastodon: @langtales@mastodon.social
• Language tales blog

Other interests of mine

• Tiny houses
• Education
• Psychology, getting out of one’s head, heart-centered living
• Minimalistic spiritual schools: Advaita, Daoism, Buddhism, Christian mysticism, Jiddu Krishnamurti, etc.

Contact

• It’s usually easiest to reach me via Mastodon.
• My email is dr_axel AT icloud DOT com.
  • I cannot promise a response, but I read everything I receive carefully.