The Alleged 'End' of Node.js is Much Ado About Nothing
summary
Claims that Node.js is dying collide with concrete metrics and work: 60 million monthly downloads and heavy Windows CI usage; half of downloads are header files for native builds; Node 14 still sees ~10 million monthly pulls despite known vulnerabilities; project ships ESM, threads, fetch, a permission system, a fast test runner and embedded TypeScript support; governance runs on volunteers (about 5,000 PRs a year) with only 300k funding earmarked for security, so features land but maintenance relies on unpaid effort.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:48Node.js not in decline
- 3:57Node.js popularity growth
- 5:22Node.js downloads explained
- 7:11Security risks outdated versions
- 8:11Node.js release schedule
- 9:13Project activity challenges
- 10:17Security vulnerabilities triage
- 11:38Funding and contributions
- 12:19Major features recent versions
- 13:46New APIs improvements
- 15:54Using latest features?
- 16:36Node.js 22 features
- 18:23Call for collaborators
- 18:44Project governance rules
- 20:56How to contribute
- 22:42Platformatic tools
- 24:30Q&A
