Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
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Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#2> actually set up this foundation because they’re still hoping that Joyent will let them to use the Node.js trademark.
Is that naivete on the side of Io.js here, or is there more to the story?
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#3Ben Noordhuis, the center of the Node.js pronoun scandal [1] and one of the founders of Strongloop, has activity in IO.js more recent than his activity in Node.js.
I can't help but wonder how much of this is a power struggle between Strongloop and Joyent.
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#4> Future of Popular Coding Tool in Doubt After It Splits in Two
Are there convincing number of examples of very popular projects being forked and both ends being discontinued, or is this just a typical example of spreading FUD?
Forking is a natural process in the open-source world.
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#5> Future of Popular Coding Tool in Doubt After It Splits in Two Are there convincing number of examples of very popular projects being forked and both ends being discontinued, or is this just a typical example of spreading FUD? Forking is a natural process in the open-source world.
But it's true that Node is losing traction.
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#6> Future of Popular Coding Tool in Doubt After It Splits in Two Are there convincing number of examples of very popular projects being forked and both ends being discontinued, or is this just a typical example of spreading FUD? Forking is a natural process in the open-source world.
I can think of MySQL. While I wouldn't call it dead by any measure it certainly suffered when the spit happened.
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#7I believe given the nature of those that forked it, we'll be replacing Node.JS with IO.JS (that is awkward to write) soon in http://Clara.io.
I think that the confusion around Node.JS versus IO.JS will persist for some time though. If I wasn't a regular HN reader, I would have missed this completely.
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#8> Future of Popular Coding Tool in Doubt After It Splits in Two Are there convincing number of examples of very popular projects being forked and both ends being discontinued, or is this just a typical example of spreading FUD? Forking is a natural process in the open-source world.
But it's true that Node is losing traction.
Node is losing traction where? I see it as being very strong, but it isn't the shiny new thing any more -- which means that it is beyond the first few stages of the hype cycle.
It has very strong growth in Google trends:
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#9Ben Noordhuis, the center of the Node.js pronoun scandal [1] and one of the founders of Strongloop, has activity in IO.js more recent than his activity in Node.js. I can't help but wonder how much of this is a power struggle between Strongloop and Joyent. https://www.joyent.com/blog/the-power-of-a-pronoun
Reminds me of the Docker/Rocket situation, at least in the monetary sense. Node.js became big, money went to heads, and here we are.
Re: Node.js, a popular tool for building modern internet services, has split in two
#10Ben Noordhuis, the center of the Node.js pronoun scandal [1] and one of the founders of Strongloop, has activity in IO.js more recent than his activity in Node.js. I can't help but wonder how much of this is a power struggle between Strongloop and Joyent. https://www.joyent.com/blog/the-power-of-a-pronoun
Strongloop has this statement: http://strongloop.com/strongblog/position-on-io-js/