# IRC Log Summary - July 22, 2014

* Discussion about programming language preferences, with kanzure mentioning they use Python to "keep things simple for the lowest common denominator," while others advocated for languages with better functional programming features like Clojure, Ruby, and Elixir.

* Technical discussion about web development optimization, with kanzure working on reducing JavaScript bundle sizes through minification, achieving a 75% reduction from an initial 1MB file size.

* Conversation about creating mirrors for Library Genesis (libgen.org), with participants discussing the feasibility and costs of hosting a 10TB mirror (estimated at $300/month on Amazon S3).

* Brief mention of Ethereum's cryptocurrency sale, with kanzure noting that the Ethereum exodus address had received 1700 BTC that day, and linking to their Python-based sale tool.

* Reference to a GitHub browser extension called Octotree (https://github.com/buunguyen/octotree) that provides a tree view for GitHub repositories.

* Discussion of Mozilla's relationship with the Xiph.org Foundation, with a participant mentioning that Mozilla pays for development work on Xiph projects like the Daala video codec.