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Why the creator of Node.js® created a new JavaScript runtime

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Node.js® is an open-source JavaScript runtime environment.

Deno is an open-source JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Explore the quick start or check out Deno by example, a collection of annotated examples of how to use Deno.

JSR is an open-source package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript.

Keep up to date with Ryan on GitHub or his blog.

Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Squadrons, who earned a Great Question badge by asking for a Pure javascript method to wrap content in a div.

Chapters:

00:00: Introduction and Background

01:08: Creating Node.js

05:00: JavaScript on the Server Side

07:23: Impact of Node.js

09:18: Edge Function System

12:13: Protecting Against Malicious Use

16:02: JSR: Alternative to NPM

31:01: JSR and its Stage

34:20: Future of JavaScript

36:19: Closing and Shoutouts

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