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Paul Irish
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<p>Paul Irish is an American <a href="/facts/Front_and_back_ends/QVUfH8gu">front-end</a> <a href="/facts/Engineer/ph4TnHnG">engineer</a> and a <a href="/facts/Platform_evangelism/e2ABzPs0">developer advocate</a> for the <a href="/facts/Google_Chrome/4INfWq37">Google Chrome</a> <a href="/facts/Web_browser/2pfyymLs">web browser</a>. He is an evangelist in <a href="/facts/Web-based_technologies/wvnTrWFq">web technologies</a>, including <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> and <a href="/facts/CSS/tA90XBQo">CSS</a>.[<i>dubious – discuss</i>] In 2011, he was named Developer of the Year by <a href="/facts/Net_(magazine)/9fVGYA9V">The Net Awards</a> for his contributions to the <a href="/facts/Web_development/UW5ypSzj">web development</a> landscape and his participation in many popular <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open source</a> projects. </p>