Moving Node.js Forward

2015 has been an exciting year for Node.js. In 2014, Node.js was forked into io.js and now, in a true rare event in open source, both projects are back together again with the advent of the Node.js Foundation.

Exciting times, but now the real work begins. The technical steering committee (TSC) led by Rod Vagg has defined the process by which Node.js will deliver Long Term Support (LTS) to create the right balance between core developer progress and end user stability and consistency.

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1. July 29, 2015 Moving
 Node.js Forward Dan Shaw
2. © 2015 NodeSource Why so angry, dshaw? 2 Dan Shaw Co-Founder/President/CPO of NodeSource. Node.js startup veteran: Storify, Spreecast, 
 Voxer, ClassDojo. Podcast host of NodeUp. Created NodeBots Day, NodeBots SF, SFNode, and EnterpriseJS. Before Node did large-scale contracting
 in Defense, Health Care and Education. 
 Primarily Java backend and JavaScript frontend.
3. © 2015 NodeSource 2015
 Node.js moves out of the house 3
4. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 4 Node.js v0.12 shipped after 2 years
5. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 5 Hello, io.js! A friendly fork.
6. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 6
7. © 2015 NodeSource 2015
 Reconciliation is happening! 7
8. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 8 Interview for Future Insights: http://www.futureinsights.com/ home/is-the-iojs-fork-the-best-thing-to-happen-to-node.html
9. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 9 nodejs.org/foundation
10. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 10 Node.js Foundation Schedule • Feb 10: Public announcement at Node.js Summit • Feb-May: Create By-laws and legal documents • May: Merge Node.js and io.js • May-June: Transition Node.js core team (TSC) processes • June: Launch Foundation with initial members • June-July: Transition github, social & website to Foundation • July-Aug: Establish initial foundation board • July-Aug: Transition Node.js AB to Foundation Board and Community WG
11. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 11 The new home of Node.js
 github.com/nodejs
12. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 12 github.com/nodejs/io.js
13. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 13 github.com/nodejs/node
14. © 2015 NodeSource 2015
 There are more opportunities than ever to contribute 14
15. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 15 Join the Node.js Foundation
16. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 16 Node.js Foundation Membership • Raise money from the community to fund technical and community development • Platinum: $250k/year, includes seat on Board of Directors • Gold: $50-100k/year, on in three get a seat on the Board • Silver: $5-25k/year, one in ten get a seat on the Board • Associate: individuals and community members, one seat on the Board
17. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 17 Join a Working Group (WG)
18. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 18 Node.js WGs • addon-api/NAN • API • benchmarking • build • diversity • docker • evangelism • hardware • Intl • LTS • post-mortem • streams • tracing • translation • website
19. © 2015 NodeSource Moving Node.js Forward 19 LTS (Long Term Support) WG
 github.com/nodejs/LTS
20. © 2015 NodeSource Node.js Long Term Support Release Schedule (draft) 20 Caption Goes Here and if it gets really long it should grow and then shrink if it gets too big. Read more: Essential Steps: Long Term Support for Node.js by Rod Vagg
21. © 2015 NodeSource Let’s move Node.js forward
 together. For JavaScript. 21
22. Thank you. Dan Shaw dshaw@nodesource.com @dshaw