The article explores how the creators of some of the world’s most popular programming languages have chosen to present themselves online. It collects screenshots and anecdotes from the personal homepages of the people behind Python, JavaScript, and C++, showing the idiosyncratic ways they blend code, biography, and humor.

On the page for Guido van Rossum, the inventor of Python, visitors find a minimalist layout with a single photo, a short bio, and a link to the language’s official site. The page includes a small gallery of early Python releases and a photo of the original 1991 interpreter.

Brendan Eich’s homepage is a playful homage to his work on JavaScript. It features a rotating image of the first 1995 version of the language and a sidebar listing his other projects. The site’s design follows a clean, flat aesthetic that mirrors the language’s simplicity.

Bjarne Stroustrup’s site, meanwhile, showcases the evolution of C++ with a timeline of major revisions. It includes a Q&A section where he shares insights into the language’s design. The page’s layout is deliberately modular, echoing C++’s component‑based architecture.