- Sep 29, 2018
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History of Node.js:
The initial release of Node.js was written by Ryan Dahl in 2009 which was supported only by Linux and Mac OS X. It was later sponsored by Joyent which along with Microsoft released the Windows version of Node.js in July 2011.
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code outside of a browser. Historically, JavaScript was used primarily for client-side scripting, in which scripts written in JavaScript are embedded in a web page’s HTML and run client-side by a JavaScript engine in the user’s web browser. Node.js lets developers use JavaScript to write Command Line tools and for server-side scripting—running scripts server-side to produce dynamic web page content before the page is sent to the user’s web browser. Consequently, Node.js represents a “JavaScript everywhere” paradigm,[6] unifying web application development around a single programming language, rather than different languages for server side and client side scripts.
Releases:
New major releases of Node.js are cut from the GitHub master branch every six months. Even-numbered versions are cut in April and odd-numbered versions are cut in October. When a new odd version is released, the previous even version undergoes transition to Long Term Support (LTS), which gives that version 18 months of active support from the date it is designated LTS. After these 18 months expire, an LTS release receives an additional 12 months of maintenance support. An active version receives non-breaking backports of changes a few weeks after they land in the current release. A maintenance release only receives critical fixes and documentation updates.The LTS Working Group manages strategy and policy in collaboration with the Technical Steering Committee of the Node.js Foundation.
