Category: Node.js

You have no idea how difficult it has been to keep this under wraps. After the huge successes of the 2017 *and* 2018 NodeConf EU digital badges, we knew we were going to have to come up with something completely different for 2019. So the NearForm Research team along with Gordon Williams from Espruino and…

In this conversation celebrating the 10 years of Node.js, Tomas della Vedova shares his thoughts on the most significant features and milestones of Node.js, where to find the ‘dark magic’ and why async iterators are a popular feature. Before we delve into your world of software and code, can you tell us a little bit…

In this episode of our Q&A series celebrating the 10th year of Node.js, we catch up with Ujjwal “Ryzokuken” Sharma as he shares his views on what he is most looking forward to in the future of Node.js and where he sees the new opportunities arising.  Ujjwal is a Node.js core collaborator, Electron maintainer, Google…

To mark the 10th anniversary of Node.js, we’re reflecting on how far it has come and where it is headed.  Here we speak with Alex Korzhikov to hear his views including how Node.js is particularly suited to front-end development.  A Software engineer, team lead, instructor, mentor, and author of technical materials with 10 years of…

In collaboration with the OpenJS Foundation and Nodesource it’s my pleasure to announce the launch of two certifications: the OpenJS Node Services Developer (JSNSD) and the OpenJS Node Application Developer (JSNAD). As technical lead and primary author on both certifications I’m going to discuss the driving principles used to create the certifications, along with the…

This year we are celebrating the 10th year of Node.js which now ranks as the fourth most important open source project, according to the Battery Ventures Open Source Software Index. To mark the anniversary, we’re reflecting on how far it has come, explore the latest in Node.js developments and showcase its broader importance and impact…

This year we are celebrating the 10th year of Node.js which now ranks as the fourth most important open source project, according to the Battery Ventures Open Source Software Index.  To mark the anniversary, we’re reflecting on how far it has come, explore the latest in Node.js developments and showcase its broader importance and impact…

NodeConf EU, the annual conference for the Node.js community and the longest-running of its kind in Europe, is now in its 8th year.  Since the event began, Node.js has gone from being relatively unknown to being adopted by global brands such as PayPal, Walmart, Bloomberg, Google and Telus, who have recognised the commercial benefits of…

I’m sure many regular readers of the NearForm blog are wondering why we’re doing a post about adopting Node.js in 2019. Particularly given that some of us have been using it in production since 2011. The reality is that the vast majority of software out there isn’t Node.js and all of the problems of legacy…