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Internet Programmer Heroes Song

9 min read Stephen Blum on Mar 12, 2011

Just
for you, PubNub has created an
HTML5
Song Lyrics Animator using
CSS3. To get you more excited, we had a song created featuring your favorite programmer heroes of the internet. Press the Space Bar on your Keyboard to progress the Lyrics one word at a time. We realized the importance of announcing the world’s internet heroes. If you didn’t
know
them before, now you will. This Game was created to educate you about the great Internet Heroes; the one’s who shaped today’s internet. Use Chrome, Firefox 4, Safari, IE9 or Opera10.

Autoplay
WARNING: Autoplay disables your ability to progress the lyrics manually. It wont be as fun if you click “Autoplay” button. Instead, click the “Start Song” button. Then use the Lyrics Progression Key (Space bar). If you clicked Autoplay and want to try manual game mode, then Click “Reload” Button to try animating the lyrics yourself.

  Don’t click this until you have finished sync’ing your lyrics to the song. After you are done syncing the lyrics to the song with the “Next Word” button (or Space bar), click “Play Your Recording” to play back your lyric tracking. See how accurate you can get! This song is really hard to synchronize with lyrics unless you are a genius.

Click here to start the music. This is the starting point. Once the music starts, press your Space Bar to synchronize the music with the lyrics. Click the “Stop Song” button to reset your progress and start over.Your timing must be perfectly sync’ed to the Internet Heroes Song in order to be considered an awesome programmer. You may be pressing this Start/Stop button frequently.

Progress the lyrics by one word. Use this button to synchronize the lyrics to the song! After the song is over, click the “Play Your Recording” Button to see your accuracy.

Score: 5000 (5000 = perfect timing)

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This one goes out to all our internet heroes people who deserve some recognition the people who made the net what it is today douglas crockford does nothing very well at yahoo in sunnyvale he’s one of two people writing good JavaScript books the king of JavaScript is here all hail! you use node we all use node so big up to ryan dahl for his code and listen when our favorite autodidact audrey tang says “hug and embrace your internet trolls” ingy dot net so amazingly sweet man naked on stage he’s the master of CPAN jonathan swartz what did he really do anyway? i don’t really know but still I’m gonna say hey you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh larry wall is the person who made all the versions of perl we’ve loved them since the very first but can we ask why is perl an onion? and by the way larry nice hawaiian shirt john resig is a programmer ninja he can’t be beat he knows secret techniques and steve souders gave the web some speed so obviously we think that he’s pretty neat jeremy zawodny he’s got so many cats in so many places we don’t know if he loves or hates sphinx and mysql but you’ll see them pop up on craigslist james gosling you made the java HELL!you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh you’re my internet hero oh oh
igor sysoev give him respect
’cause PubNub uses

without you ruby on rails
would be a wreck
your free proxy software load
balancer is the best
rasmus lerdorf
hmm let’s see
took a while to add
closures to PHP and why
no lexical scoping?
we kids wanna here
you say that it’s
not scope leakage
and linus torvalds hey!
he’s the builder of
the right way
a force who’s deserving of
a cosmic bonus
he created linux in case
you didn’t notice
bjarne stroustrup i’m not impressed
you created c++
out of bs
guido van rossum
thanks for the python
more like van awesome
maybe van right on
who made ruby sexy?
david hannson made ruby sexy
who else made ruby sexy?
yukihiro matsumoto made ruby sexy
first it was called mocha
livescript after
brendan eich is the
JavaScript origin master
the apache group
deserves a shootout:
brian behlendorf
roy t. fielding
rob hartill
david robinson
cliff skolnick
randy terbush
robert s. thau and
andrew wilson
why are there
so many of you?
my apache group is just
me and my mom
jarrko hietaniemi is
the master librarian
though the cpan disclaimer
no longer computes
but those ruby gems outshine
that and last
but not least:
joe armstrong, erlang woot!
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
oh oh
you’re my internet hero
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you’re my internet hero
oh oh
internet heroes
we at  PubNub want to thank you for making
such a great internet
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This one goes out to all our internet heroes. People who deserve some recognition. The people who made the net what it is today.

Douglas Crockford – JavaScript Godfather

Douglas Crockford does nothing very well at Yahoo! in sunnyvale. He’s one of two people writing good JavaScript books. The king of JavaScript is here – all hail!

douglas-crockford-javascript-godfather Douglas Crockford Javascript Json Discovery douglas-crockford-javascript-yahoo

Ryan Dahl – NodeJS Creator

You use node, we all use node so big up to Ryan Dahl for his code.

Ryan Dahl Nodejs Author Ryan Dahl Nodejs Cloudstock Ryan Dahl Nodejs Creator Ryan Dahl Nodejs Speaking With Douglas Crockford

Audrey Tang – Haskell Perl6 Pugs

Listen when our favorite autodidact Audrey Tang says “Hug and Embrace your Internet Trolls”.

Audrey Tang Autodidactism Audrey Tang Perl6 Pugs Haskell Hug Your Internet Trolls Audrey Tang Perl6 Pugs Haskell

Ingy dot Net – Perl CPAN Master

Ingy dot Net, so amazingly sweet man naked on stage he’s the master of CPAN.

Ingy Dot Net Perl Cpan Blaster Ingy Dot Net Perl Cpan Master Ingy Dot Net Perl Cpan Seattle

Jonathan Swartz – Perl Mason

Jonathan Swartz, what did he really do, anyway? I don’t really know but still I’m gonna say.

Jonathan Swartz Mason Perl

Larry Wall – Perl Godfather

Larry Wall is the person who made all the versions of Perl, we’ve loved them since the very first but can we ask, why is Perl an Onion? and by the way, larry, nice Hawaiian Shirt.

Larry Wall Ingy Dot Net Lunch Perl6 Larry Wall Perl Godfather Action Figure Larry Wall Perl Godfather Hawiian Larry Wall Perl Godfather Larry Wall Perl Godfather Perl6

John Resig – JavaScript Ninja

John Resig is a programmer ninja he can’t be beat, he knows secret techniques.

John Resig Jquery Javascript Master John Resig Jquery Javascript Ninja

Steve Souders – Speed Master

Steve Souders gave the web some speed so obviously we think that he’s pretty neat.

Steve Souders Chief Performance Google Steve Souders Faster Websites Steve Souders Web Speed

Jeremy Zawodny – CraigsList – MySQL

Jeremy Zawodny, he’s got so many cats in so many places we don’t know if he loves or hates Sphinx and MySQL but you’ll see them pop up on CraigsList.

jeremy-zawodny-sphinx-craigslist Jeremy Zawodny Mysql Craigslist Jeremy Zawodny Cats

James Gosling – Java Responsible

James Gosling, you made the Java HELL!

james-gosling-java

Igor Sysoev – NginX

Igor Sysoev, give him respect ’causePubNubuses NginX. Without you Ruby on Rails would be a wreck. Your free proxy software load balancer is the best.

Igor Sysoev Nginx Shirt

Rasmus Lerdorf – PHP

Rasmus Lerdorf, hmm let’s see. Took a while to add closures to PHP. And why no lexical scoping? We kids wanna here you say that it’s not scope leakage.

Rasmus Lerdorf Php Rasmus Lerdorf Php Man

Linus Torvalds – Linux Kernel

Linus Torvalds, hey! He’s the builder of the right way. A force who’s deserving of a cosmic bonus. He created linux, in case you didn’t notice.

Linus Torvalds Linux Frame
Linus Torvalds Linux Linus Torvalds Linux Tux

Bjarne Stroustrup – C++ Responsible

Bjarne Stroustrup – I’m not impressed you created C++ out of BS.

Bjarne Stroustrup Bjarne Stroustrup C Plus Plus

Guido Van Rossum – Python Creator

Guido Van Rossum, thanks for the Python. More like Van Awesome, maybe Van Right On.

Internet Heroes/Guido Van Rossum Python

David Hannson – Ruby On Rails

Who made ruby sexy? David Hannson made ruby sexy.

David Heinemeier Hansson David Heinemeier Hansson Ruby On Rails

Yukihiro Matsumoto

Who else made ruby sexy? Yukihiro Matsumoto made ruby sexy.

Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Master Yukihiro Matsumoto Ruby Sexy

Brendan Eich

First it was called Mocha, LiveScript after. Brendan Eich is the JavaScript Origin Master.

Brendan Eich Javascript Creator

The Apache Group

The Apache Group deserves a shootout: Brian Behlendorf, Roy T. Fielding, Rob Hartill, David Robinson, Cliff Skolnick, Randy Terbush, Robert S. Thau, and Andrew Wilson. Why are there so many of you? My Apache Group is just me and my mom.

Jarrko Hietaniemi

Jarrko Hietaniemi is the master librarian. Though the CPAN disclaimer no longer computes. But those Ruby gems outshine that.

Joe Armstrong

And last but not least: Joe Armstrong, Erlang woot! You’re my Internet hero oh oh.

Internet Heroes

Internet Heroes, we atPubNubwant to thank you for making such a great internet.

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