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Ryan Dahl: Original Node.js presentation

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What it is

Ryan Dahl's first presentation of Node.js at JSConf 2009. He pitches event-driven, non-blocking I/O as the motivation, rather than JavaScript itself.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a classic dev tool pitch with palpable energy, and cites it for why Node was created.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “There is a sort of palpable energy in (Ryan Dahl) node.js original presentation.”

    Original Node.js presentation with palpable energy.

    samblr, 2016-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's your favorite tech talk?”

  2. “I like the talk by Ryan Dahl, node.js inventor Original Node JS Presentation, 2009,”

    Ryan Dahl's 2009 original Node.js presentation.

    knbknb, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are some of the best technical talks you've heard?”

  3. “Node pitch listed among best dev tool pitches.”

    swyx, 2022-06 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: Best dev tool pitches of all time?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: node.js, ryan dahl, async io, jsconf, javascript

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