How Did Node.js Come About?
3 points by stmw 6 hours ago | 4 comments
  • moritzwarhier 3 hours ago |
    I only know about Issac Schlueter, but this page is not scrollable on iOS Safari.

    After attempting a second and third time, I saw two intrusive overlay ads (newsletter etc).

    Dismissing them didn't help, yes, I have a content blocker, no, I doubt I should disable it.

    • stmw 2 hours ago |
      Sorry, that's annoying indeed - not my site..
  • Borborygymus 2 hours ago |
    There was a talk about Node.js at Open Source Bridge in Portland in 2011 or 2012 (nice con). I was volunteering doing mic handling at that talk.

    I remember the speaker saying about how they had no idea about how to debug node programs. My personal reaction was that this was a fun little toy, but the idea of JS on the backend was utter madness. Little did I know what a monster it would become.

    For the record I still think JS on the backend (or anywhere else) is madness.

    • stmw an hour ago |
      Indeed, it is often amazing to me to see what catches on and what doesn't. However, the concept of cooperative, event-based processing coupled with an existing and popular language is probably what was decisive wrt Node.js.