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External curious observer (don't do anything Node-related) here. Hadn't heard of io.js before. Interesting. Is this genuinely more popular than Node, or is thi
by bjackman 12y ago
External curious observer (don't do anything Node-related) here. Hadn't heard of io.js before. Interesting.
Is this genuinely more popular than Node, or is this one of those cases where the HN crowd is skewed in its favour? Does it look like it'll take over as the standard server-side async JS system?
Also how close is it to being a drop-in replacement for Node?
- jchook 12y agoMy understanding is that the original developers of node left the project to create io.js, a derivative with a different set of values and goals. See https://iojs.org/en/faq.html https://iojs.org/en/faq.html and https://iojs.org/en/es6.html https://iojs.org/en/es6.html
- bceagle 12y agoCheck out this episode of JavaScript Jabber for a good explanation of io.js: http://devchat.tv/js-jabber/147-jsj-io-js-with-isaac-schleuter-and-mikeal-rogers http://devchat.tv/js-jabber/147-jsj-io-js-with-isaac-schleut... tl;dr is that all the core contributors outside Joyent started working on io.js with an open governance model. Everyone wants to join back together but only after Joyent agrees to put node under the same governance model.
- silverwind 12y agoIt's a 0.12 drop-in replacement with some minor API enhancements and a lot of bug fixes. Also, all current v8 ES6 features are enabled in io.js by default, while they still require the --harmony flag on node.
- tracker1 12y agoNot all of the features, just those marked as stable in v8.