Node.JS and the web platform

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A clear take: the web platform and Node converge around concrete additions not vague trends — worker threads in Node arrive (credited to Anna hens intend in the transcript) so heavy CPU work no longer blocks the event loop, WebAssembly on the web brings sandboxed native code, and Node stabilizes with shared governance after the 2015 reunification and the launch of Node.js 4 LTS for long term support. Historical timeline and governance choices explain why these features matter now.

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1. 0:00Node.js and web platform intro
2. 4:23Web platform and Node.js synergy
3. 5:47Open standards history
4. 10:05Microsoft’s role in standards
5. 13:17HTML5 and modern apps
6. 14:24Node.js creation and growth
7. 15:48Forking Node.js
8. 18:30Unifying Node.js and web
9. 21:26Open source future
10. 24:02Closing and Q&A

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