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Ryan Dahl: Node JS

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What it is

Ryan Dahl's JSConf EU talk introducing Node.js to the world. He explains the motivation for event-driven, non-blocking I/O, with JavaScript chosen mainly for its asynchronous nature.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as the primary source for why Node exists and why JavaScript was chosen, in debates about async models and language choice.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “it's really interesting to go back and watch Ryan Dahl's talk introducing Node.js to the world”

    Dahl's original Node pitch, ambivalent about JavaScript, focused on event loop

    mrkline, 2023-09 · Recommendation · in “Async Rust Is A Bad Language”

  2. “it's kind of refreshing to see the original node.js presentation, where using javascript is sort of a side-note”

    Original Node presentation where JavaScript is a side-note

    karel-3d, 2024-10 · Recommendation · in “The Rise of Worse Is Better (1991)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: node.js, event loop, async io, javascript, ryan dahl

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