- [Instructor] Node.js can feel like a brand new technology,
but it's been around for about a decade,
and it's one of the most powerful
JavaScript tools available.
Node.js was created by Ryan Dahl in 2009
as a JavaScript Runtime based on Chrome's v8 Engine.
In 2011, NPM version 1 was released
to allow for sharing of open source node libraries.
This marked a huge shift
in the way that code was shared and maintained,
and it started to submit Node.js
as a huge player in the ecosystem.
After some infighting in the community
about implementation and project management,
the Node.js Foundation was formed in 2015.
The foundation is made up of several large companies,
including IBM, Microsoft, PayPal, and Groupon.
It's referred to as a collaborative project
at The Linux Foundation.
You can find the Node.js Foundation on GitHub,
and you can also find the Node.js project itself.
It's an opensource project on GitHub,
you can view the source here.
Today the Node.js community is thriving
with numerous conferences and events internationally,
and wide uses across all industries.