Ryan Dahl didn't invent a new language, just a pragmatic async server runtime based on CommonJS and inspired by Ruby/Rack. He walked away just about two years a

Ryan Dahl didn't invent a new language, just a pragmatic async server runtime based on CommonJS and inspired by Ruby/Rack. He walked away just about two years after having launched node.js to focus on what he studied in the first place (math, ML), annoyed by his celebrity status [1]. [1]: https://mappingthejourney.com/single-post/2017/08/31/episode-8-interview-with-ryan-dahl-creator-of-nodejs/ https://mappingthejourney.com/single-post/2017/08/31/episode...