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Ryan Dahl - History of Node.js

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What it is

Ryan Dahl tells the history of Node.js and why he created it at a Phoenix meetup. He explains the push for non-blocking IO on a clean slate rather than extending an existing ecosystem.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as the creator's own account of why Node was built and how he thinks about humility.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2013

What HN commenters said

  1. “Love what Ryan Dahl has to say about being humble.”

    Ryan Dahl on being humble

    nodesocket, 2011-12 · Recommendation · in “Trolls (2008)”

  2. “He didn't want to use an ecosystem that had existing blocking code.”

    Why Node was built for non-blocking IO on a clean slate

    SjuulJanssen, 2012-05 · Recommendation · in “The love and hate of Node.js”

  3. “This video gives some good insight into what led to his decision to start fresh”

    Insight into why Dahl started fresh rather than extend Ruby

    sturadnidge, 2013-10 · Recommendation · in “Rubinius 2.0 released”

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

Topics: node.js, ryan dahl, event loop, non-blocking io, javascript

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