Back in 2008, most people thought of JavaScript as just a client-side language. But when Google’s V8 appeared, young developer Ryan Dahl made the connection between non-blocking servers, V8, and JavaScript. It was by combining these key elements that he was able to create the now hugely popular .
What young Ryan Dahl probably didn’t expect was how much forking drama would follow.
Join us as we delve into the origins of , meet some of its earliest contributors and explore the complicated dynamics between corporations using open source technologies and the dedicated community members who fuel their progress. Featuring interviews with Ryan Dahl (creator of ), Isaac Schlueter (creator of npm) and more.
Check out the home for untold developer stories around open source, careers and all the other cool stuff developers are doing at .
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00:00-04:50 Ryan Dahl and the beginning of
04:50-09:44 Isaac Schlueter and the creation of npm
09:44-13:10 getting traction
13:10-14:27 Maintaining projects in 2009
14:27-17:38 Corporate sponsorship and growth
17:38-18:45 Bert Belder’s DB migration
18:45-22:37 First phase at Joyent
22:37-25:00 Joyent buying trademarks
25:00-29:58 working on Windows, libuv
29:58-34:11 Ryan leaving, Isaac takes over
34:11-36:23 Myles Borins’ art project
36:23-39:42 Changes in the team
39:42-49:40 Releases slowing down and Node Forward
49:49-53:32 fork
53:32-59:20 Mending the fork and Foundation
59:20-1:00:40 Afterthoughts
1:00:40-01:02:07 Ryan Dahl and the impact of
01:02:07-01:02:48 Credits
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