Node.js: The Documentary | An origin story

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  • Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
  • 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 Node.js.
    What young Ryan Dahl probably didn't expect was how much forking drama would follow.
    Join us as we delve into the origins of Node.js, 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 Node.js), Isaac Schlueter (creator of npm) and more.
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    Isaac Schlueter: / izs
    Mikeal Rogers: / mikeal
    Myles Borins: / mylesborins
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    Scott Hammond: / scott_hammond
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    00:00-04:50 Ryan Dahl and the beginning of Node.js
    04:50-09:44 Isaac Schlueter and the creation of npm
    09:44-13:10 Node.js 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 Node.js trademarks
    25:00-29:58 Node.js 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 io.js 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 Node.js
    01:02:07-01:02:48 Credits
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  • @learnwithtosin461
    @learnwithtosin461 Місяць тому +1750

    Honeypot the Netflix of Developers.

    • @mostafavii
      @mostafavii Місяць тому +10

      Exactly

    • @claudioiombo5337
      @claudioiombo5337 Місяць тому +7

      I just hoped they had more content

    • @aguluman
      @aguluman Місяць тому +5

      Very true and OfferZen Origins

    • @ehza
      @ehza Місяць тому +1

      Precisely

    • @blessdarah1256
      @blessdarah1256 Місяць тому +1

      There was no better way to put it.

  • @pierreyves.lebrun
    @pierreyves.lebrun Місяць тому +774

    I was planning to go watch Dune 2 at the theatre this evening but this has higher priority now :D

    • @Honeypotio
      @Honeypotio  Місяць тому +99

      Don't worry, this movie has spice as well! 😉

    • @IsaacSchlueter
      @IsaacSchlueter Місяць тому +24

      @@Honeypotio Somewhat fewer explosions and knife fights, though

    • @gradientO
      @gradientO Місяць тому +8

      ​@@IsaacSchlueter The guy himself 👀

    • @urban8499
      @urban8499 Місяць тому +1

      Common senior html engineer dub

    • @davidpaez_co
      @davidpaez_co Місяць тому +1

      Good choice!

  • @jomoju
    @jomoju Місяць тому +318

    30 minutes of history, 20 minutes of corporate drama. This is the best movie ever

    • @memaimu
      @memaimu Місяць тому +3

      W-what about the other 13 minutes?

    • @jomoju
      @jomoju Місяць тому +2

      @@memaimu 3 minutes credits , 10 minutes of silence

    • @DontFretBrett
      @DontFretBrett Місяць тому +3

      This would make a great movie! Due to the esoteric nature it would probably be a box office flop though. Ryan Gosling could play Dahl. 😂

    • @Bebtelovimab
      @Bebtelovimab 23 дні тому

      The Plumbers Union: a History

    • @MohdYaseenmas
      @MohdYaseenmas 9 днів тому

      @@jomoju lol

  • @abhishekdas2512
    @abhishekdas2512 Місяць тому +164

    Node.js has helped me earn my bread, open up a new world of possibilities for me. Thank you Ryan.

  • @scottcorgan
    @scottcorgan Місяць тому +200

    node.js changed my professional life. will always be thankful

  • @UliTroyo
    @UliTroyo Місяць тому +78

    I love that Honeypot’s documentaries are so good that everyone wants one about their fondest dev tech.

  • @palbijewar6070
    @palbijewar6070 Місяць тому +66

    Node.js gave me a career. No matter what new tech tools I learn, I'll forever be grate full and still amazed about node.js and its capabilities.✨

  • @Kane0123
    @Kane0123 Місяць тому +95

    I have zero no knowledge or intention of starting to use JavaScript or Node. But only a pleb wouldn’t love the celebration of people coming together to do cool stuff… awesome video

    • @xifu6974
      @xifu6974 Місяць тому

      Almost every app or website you use employs Node.js/JavaScript in one way or another.

  • @robertm26
    @robertm26 Місяць тому +46

    The first time I used Node, I opened a support case with AWS to report that my Lambda function code was not advancing past the callback line. The support guy must have chuckled, but he sent me some links to learn async programming, and I was hooked. Fantastic documentary!

  • @wgetdj
    @wgetdj Місяць тому +26

    I believe that these documentaries are among the most effective methods to inspire developers to learn and craft exceptional products. Each of them is a true gem, offering valuable insights and motivation.

  • @matsrygaard2127
    @matsrygaard2127 Місяць тому +15

    These honeypot documentaries are truly an amazing contribution to human culture - a part of it that touches so many, but so seldom treated with the love it deserves. A big thank you to the honeypot team from a kitchen in Stockholm!

  • @NotSoTechie
    @NotSoTechie Місяць тому +78

    Node.Js change the history of developers ❤

  • @alejandropinzoncastillo6598
    @alejandropinzoncastillo6598 Місяць тому +6

    Amazing! I didn't know about the behind-the-scenes story and drama! This is a great piece of tech history. Well done, Honeypot. Thanks for creating this. 🚀

  • @krippri
    @krippri Місяць тому +6

    Wonderful! I started getting into Node.js in fall of 2014 for a project with a Raspberry Pi. I transitioned some code from PHP that was running with Apache (heavy for an old Pi) and saw such a drastic reduction in CPU and resource usage that I was hooked. Load average plummeted from 0.55-0.85 to 0.01-0.06. Then I started leveraging more Node.js-style design idioms, and haven't looked back. It powers the web interface for my sensors, manages my music, lets me control my own live stream, and more. I even have an isolated instance of Node.js v0.10.36 on an old board that is still running reliably. Currently, I’m on Node.js v20 on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 64-bit Debian Bookworm, and the performance improvements are remarkable! A big thank you to the amazing community and for this insightful, moving documentary on such a transformational technology!

  • @vectoralphaAI
    @vectoralphaAI Місяць тому +26

    I LOVED the Ruby on Rails documentary and the React JS Documentary. This is going to be awesome. PLEASE, PLEASE!! make one on Django also one day. I would love to see a documentary on the Django framework.

  • @aiedenoldstien9751
    @aiedenoldstien9751 Місяць тому +5

    I'm kind of glad DarkViper talked about the whole drama. I would've never found this amazing documentary otherwise.

  • @josemaenzo
    @josemaenzo Місяць тому +39

    I came back from the future and I really love your documentary about Deno.

    • @Honeypotio
      @Honeypotio  Місяць тому +8

      😂

    • @snehanshuphukon728
      @snehanshuphukon728 Місяць тому +6

      I was expecting atleast some mention of Deno 😢

    • @1anre
      @1anre Місяць тому +2

      Have they done the PHP & C++ one yet?
      Bjarne is still alive, better to get him on camera now before it's too late.

  • @byte_easel
    @byte_easel Місяць тому +6

    really really love how you guys get access to the creators of the frameworks themselves and the level of effort that goes into storytelling/narrating, editing, and even cinematography. i feel so so inspired everytime i watch these. the one that last had me the most motivated was that graphQL documentary

    • @Honeypotio
      @Honeypotio  Місяць тому +2

      Thanks so much and glad you enjoy them because yes we do indeed put in a lot of effort 😊

  • @8Trails50
    @8Trails50 Місяць тому +7

    I have a lot to thank for Ryan + all the contributors to Node. When I was studying in college, the main programming language was Java and basically just built toy apps that wouldn't really teach students anything. I wanted to build something for myself and I started learning Node. That learning ended up landing my first job. I am now 7+ years in the industry, but it all started from Node.js

  • @aladeadeseun5288
    @aladeadeseun5288 Місяць тому +8

    Node has help me to come up with my first app and got me my first job. Thanks to Ryan, npm and everyone that made Node one of the best backend framework. My next app currently loading.

  • @vpetryniak
    @vpetryniak Місяць тому +25

    I am waiting for history of Deno !!
    Great work!!!!

  • @user-rt8nh4xl8u
    @user-rt8nh4xl8u Місяць тому +19

    Love from India 🇮🇳. Thanks a lot nodejs team for developing such a great technology. I currently make a living from this great open source tool.

  • @adarshchakraborty955
    @adarshchakraborty955 Місяць тому +4

    This is so well made. The Transitions are amazing.

  • @SachinBhatnagar
    @SachinBhatnagar Місяць тому +2

    I discovered Node in 2010 and haven't looked back since. Thank you Ryan and team! Great documentary!

  • @muhammadvidi9082
    @muhammadvidi9082 Місяць тому +5

    able to use node made me land my first job ever..forever gratitude towards this software and the history behind it..thankyou so much!

  • @amanksdotdev
    @amanksdotdev Місяць тому +2

    All the people featured here are so important in the history of web. JavaScript wouldn't be this popular without them.
    This documentary will be a classic for developers in future. Thanks honeypot.

  • @evanhl4878
    @evanhl4878 Місяць тому +1

    Actually thoroughly enjoyed this. The production quality was also amazing. Thank you Honeypot!

  • @samnewman9863
    @samnewman9863 Місяць тому +1

    This has crazy nostalgia for me. I’ve rode the node wave since 2011. All the old resources watched. I even met Issac once at a conference. All the incredible people that made this happen

  • @ShnizzleBedizzle
    @ShnizzleBedizzle Місяць тому +1

    This was brilliantly done, I'll watch it multiple times to soak in the details, can't thank you enough for the work ! Just well done !

  • @ikudev
    @ikudev Місяць тому +2

    Just like a Hollywood blockbuster movie that keeps me engaged from the first minute to the end! Great thanks, Honeypot!

  • @lukaszkups
    @lukaszkups Місяць тому +1

    This is the best documentary I've ever seen, thank you for this, Honeypot 💛

  • @carlmathisen
    @carlmathisen Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for yet another great and well produced documentary! Honeypot's videos are really important, as they give open source contributors a well deserved thank you by shining light on their stories. Contributors don't get nearly as much credit as they deserve.

  • @supersakib62
    @supersakib62 Місяць тому +2

    Loving Honeypots Documentary!
    Did not know so much struggle NodeJS developers faced. What a great tool!
    Thanks Ryan Dahl and team for this gift!

  • @aarong2374
    @aarong2374 Місяць тому +1

    been watching web development from a distance. Really enjoyed and value the work you've done here. Thanks!

  • @maddgaming1857
    @maddgaming1857 Місяць тому +21

    Same here love from India 😢 guies your documentaries always make me feel blessed like this is what I love the raw review from original contributers I feel like the guy who made node and like I love you guys honeypot amazing documentaries which shows the struggle of passionate developers like us who fought for their passion❤

  • @Shawky_04
    @Shawky_04 Місяць тому

    Kind of mad that I'm only discovering this channel now. This is gold!

  • @DevMadeEasy
    @DevMadeEasy 26 днів тому +1

    Absolutely loved this Node.js story! As someone with a channel dedicated to showcasing my passion for JS, I can't get enough of insightful content like this. Keep up the fantastic work!😀

  • @ryanbrownie4634
    @ryanbrownie4634 Місяць тому +2

    Netflix can't come close to this . Great work done by the team behind this looking forward to more.

  • @danielyu7533
    @danielyu7533 25 днів тому +1

    "Instability and chaos actually make it stronger."
    "The most positive part of this whole story is despite any of the challenges, despite any of the personal conflict, despite any of the like corporate posturing Node is still strong."
    These two sentences pretty much summarize how open source and Node.js work.

  • @thiagocavalcanti
    @thiagocavalcanti Місяць тому +2

    Awesome job Honeypot!! I really loved all you documentary so far. About node.js, it really make us fell like we can do almost anything

  • @mirjalol49
    @mirjalol49 Місяць тому +2

    Editing style, all are real documentary video. High quality

  • @0ninetyseven97
    @0ninetyseven97 Місяць тому +1

    This should be a series on Netflix for software developers. Quality videos!

  • @bllyanos
    @bllyanos 22 дні тому +1

    Node.js gave me my first job years ago. Thank you Ryan

  • @yt.neerajkumar
    @yt.neerajkumar Місяць тому +1

    Thank you entire Node.js team. Because of it I fall in love with JS backend development. Thank you Honeypot. Amazing documentary ❤

  • @jaicarey7023
    @jaicarey7023 Місяць тому +1

    I never thought this day would come..
    But after, what, nearly a decade..? I have decided to enable UA-cam notifications on my phone for the first time and I clicked that little bell icon.
    I am just a hobbyist, but I have always loved writing software (even if I'm not that great). And I don't suspect that this will ever change.
    This documentary is so very inspiring for me.
    I have always been a bit fearful of contributing to open source projects.. I would probably use excuses such as a missing software engineering title, or that I'm "self taught".
    Ultimately, I think it mostly just boils down to ego; Enjoying the blissful feeling of being a big fish in the little pond that is my own mind.. (lol?)
    But after watching this video, I have set myself a goal to make at least one pull request this year and see what happens.
    And if for some reason I remember this post, I'll let the invested readers know how I went.

  • @rstark
    @rstark Місяць тому +4

    Ryan Dahl is such an interesting guy, honeypot could u please make an interview or a podcast with him in some near future?

  • @Haxory1
    @Haxory1 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for those awesome documentaries. No matter our personal opinions on the tech, NodeJS and the other tech in the other documentaries you made deserve and are part of computer science history

  • @chyldstudios
    @chyldstudios Місяць тому +2

    love these documentaries on the origin of open source tools

  • @shasantv
    @shasantv Місяць тому +1

    Our Love for Open Source

  • @partyk1d24
    @partyk1d24 Місяць тому +1

    I love being a J2EE Certified Node Developer, (I can also do Rust, Go, R, etc but I am talking about what sells) I am just sad I don't use my Node stuff as much as I did in my last gig.
    You guys Rock!!! And my personal site has been in Node probably since 2009.

  • @bpleshka
    @bpleshka Місяць тому

    Great documentary! Enjoyed every minute.
    Amazing work Ida, and team! 👏

  • @alexandrumih
    @alexandrumih Місяць тому +3

    Wow, nice to watch this documentary about something that pays my bills :) Thank you!

  • @TheFatHampster
    @TheFatHampster Місяць тому

    This is great! I never knew about all the early node drama!

  • @MarcusHammarberg
    @MarcusHammarberg 9 днів тому

    As many other said - Node.js changed my life and career. thanks a lot for making this awesome framework

  • @inzamamulhaque2153
    @inzamamulhaque2153 Місяць тому

    thank you honeypot for bringing us these amazing stories 🙌🏼

  • @ovflowd
    @ovflowd Місяць тому +10

    As someone part of the Node project.... This has been, a journey exciting to watch and to be part of.

  • @aarondunphy_
    @aarondunphy_ Місяць тому +2

    Great documentary 👏 would love a video dedicated on Ryan Dahl!

  • @MarlonEnglemam
    @MarlonEnglemam Місяць тому +2

    Just watched this from start to finish at the gym. Loved it!

    • @danvilela
      @danvilela Місяць тому +1

      The guy waiting for the machine: 💀

  • @shahreazneeloy2119
    @shahreazneeloy2119 Місяць тому +3

    Wonderful. What a story. This project made JavaScript immortal. Thanks ryan.

  • @ranjitm18
    @ranjitm18 Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for making this documentary! It motivates to learn NodeJS ❤

  • @bensilvoza7330
    @bensilvoza7330 Місяць тому +2

    Thank you for all that you do Ryan!
    Will always be thankful.

  • @DontFretBrett
    @DontFretBrett Місяць тому

    I love these language / tool documentaries so much. Thank you!

  • @CoolSuedePumas
    @CoolSuedePumas Місяць тому

    So awesome and insightful. As a newbie dev, it makes life a lot easier when it comes to understanding complex stuff like Node.js to really get a good backdrop of WHY you are learning what you are learning. i.e. To get at the root of HOW things came to be from the narrative as told by the founder and early contributors (As opposed to simply learning how to use Node step by step without any context). I think this is my new additional format to add to my arsenal of learning to code: Documentaries! Honeypot give me more! I wonder if there are some on React and the other front end frameworks.. Thanks a bunch!

  • @SajadJalilian
    @SajadJalilian Місяць тому

    These documentaries are absolutely awesome. Please keep doing them. ❤❤

  • @mostafavii
    @mostafavii Місяць тому +1

    So lovely to watch it. Keep it up Honeypot.

  • @vaibhavshukla1685
    @vaibhavshukla1685 Місяць тому

    GREAT TO SEE THIS DOCUMENTARY WHICH IS MY FIRST ONE IN THIS CHANNEL... GREAT ONE

  • @varunvc532
    @varunvc532 12 днів тому

    when i put it in 'watch later,' there's no way i could have told the serotonin rush, the inspiration it would give me and finally leave me in tears. goddamn!

  • @alec5135
    @alec5135 4 години тому

    Very high quality work. Excellent documentary.

  • @user-hx1ku8sp8c
    @user-hx1ku8sp8c 23 години тому

    Great doco - I think I moved to node.js around 2010 .. incredible innovation that was a mix of deep understanding of unix flavor and history, and a modern functional language... powered by a superb installer.

  • @logusgraphics
    @logusgraphics Місяць тому +2

    Thank you Ryan for the career that Node.js allowed me to have.

  • @hometheatre9978
    @hometheatre9978 19 днів тому

    I can still remember when my business partner called me and said he'd heard about Node.JS from a Stack Overflow post and that he had decided to re-write all of the server-side code from PHP to Node because he was frustrated at lag and delay from the server. Not knowing if it would make a difference or ultimately run slower he spend the whole weekend working on the re-write. Monday morning he rang me all excited and began to give me the speed comparison results going from PHP to Node. We haven't looked back since!

  • @tefkah
    @tefkah Місяць тому

    awesome work! never knew about the whole Joyent drama

  • @moherna3323
    @moherna3323 Місяць тому +7

    For those saying “there is no need to go to college” or “you don’t need math” this is how cool technology stuff is created. Thank you Ryan!

    • @Ni8mR
      @Ni8mR Місяць тому +1

      You have pointed out a "good point."

  • @zaimcodes
    @zaimcodes Місяць тому +1

    Nodejs contributed the most in my early days while looking for software engineering work, landed a decent one. Thanks, Ryan!

  • @judevector
    @judevector Місяць тому +1

    HoneyPot at it again, I love you guys ❤- The Netflix of Developers
    This videos always gives me chills and appreciate this community day in day out

  • @Chaaos2
    @Chaaos2 Місяць тому

    This was so awesome and well done. Thank you for documenting it like this! Silicon valley irl. Love the entrepreneurial spirit. The open source programming community has no equal

  • @franciscoborges7897
    @franciscoborges7897 Місяць тому

    Great video!! I was developing in nodejs while listening to the documentary :)

  • @amadzarak7746
    @amadzarak7746 10 днів тому +1

    Thank you Ryan Dahl for giving me a way to provide for my family ❤

  • @DKAl-vc1rm
    @DKAl-vc1rm Місяць тому

    Finally a documantry that feels like home to me. Thank you Honeypot. Can't wait to see something on C++.

  • @abhijeetghosh27
    @abhijeetghosh27 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing curation and lovely insights out of the history. Great work as usual @Honeypot 👌😀
    Keep telling the developer stories that needs to be heard .. Lots of ♥♥♥

  • @hemantraghav1210
    @hemantraghav1210 Місяць тому +1

    Waiting for this since its trailer release.
    Love from India !!! Thank you "Honeypot' for making such good documentaries on technologies, that as a Software developer, I learn and use.

  • @charlesbcraig
    @charlesbcraig 17 днів тому

    I can’t get enough of these docs!

  • @GajanandaAdhikari
    @GajanandaAdhikari Місяць тому +1

    Very sweet documentary! Nicely done.

  • @toritsejuFO
    @toritsejuFO 27 днів тому

    Honeypot does it again. Really amazing guys!! Love it. Keep up the good work 👍🏿
    I first wrote a line of code in java on my phone back in 2016 in school, but a year later JS/Node.js was what definitely set me on career progress. Grateful ever since.

  • @FloWoelki
    @FloWoelki Місяць тому

    Such a lovely documentary! Really well done Honeypot team!

  • @GoatNews
    @GoatNews Місяць тому +22

    Really would love a jQuery Documentary with version 4 going to be released soon ...

  • @knnmran
    @knnmran Місяць тому +3

    NodeJs changed my life. thank you!

    • @fintech1378
      @fintech1378 Місяць тому

      How

    • @knnmran
      @knnmran Місяць тому

      @@fintech1378 i started out as a Java dev and it was not working well for me. i really started grasping software when i was introduced to nodejs and everything started clicking because it just fit so well together and it was easy to implement. to implement a library it was mostly copy paste of the example from the npm page and change few things. async await made it even more easier, i avoided callbacks and promises at all cost to keep it simple. all of this gave me a lot of confidence in what i do, at the time where i desperately needed it!

  • @tomtran1458
    @tomtran1458 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you Ryan and Node JS core team. You guys are rock star ⭐

  • @sagarvarade
    @sagarvarade Місяць тому +1

    Everything on hold till I finish this masterpiece 🎉🎉❤❤

  • @glebkraitcer3109
    @glebkraitcer3109 Місяць тому

    Very cool movie. Thank you honeypot, i spent time with pleasure

  • @miteshbhagwant4615
    @miteshbhagwant4615 Місяць тому +2

    Thanks Ryan for everything ❤

  • @dhruvilmahidhariya3177
    @dhruvilmahidhariya3177 22 дні тому

    one of the best documentaries I have ever seen to be honest.

  • @CarlosWashingtonMercado
    @CarlosWashingtonMercado Місяць тому

    Guys, amazing work with this video! Keep them coming.

  • @jepleas9159
    @jepleas9159 10 днів тому

    I enjoyed this as much as the TypeScript origins documentary.

  • @life_sized
    @life_sized Місяць тому

    Thanks for making this!

  • @prashanthkumar0
    @prashanthkumar0 Місяць тому +2

    Nice to watch what really goes behind these softwares.

  • @skratta
    @skratta Місяць тому

    im glad to find a channel for developers

  • @minalahuja2846
    @minalahuja2846 Місяць тому

    Amazing documentary, It was just perfect. I don't even know how my 1 hour completed I was so much into it. Thanks !

  • @romanortynskyi
    @romanortynskyi Місяць тому

    This is exactly what I was waiting for! Honeypot never fails to make an interesting documentary. I feel truly satisified after watching this one;)

  • @user-rb7gu8su7y
    @user-rb7gu8su7y Місяць тому

    that is a really nice developer's movie, great job Honeypot.
    The Io.js and Node.js drama is super at that time.