The Top Shelf Ryan Dahl: Creator of Node & Deno talks Deno 2.0
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Nov 12, 2024 
Ryan Dahl, the brilliant mind behind Node.js and Deno, shares his journey in shaping server-side JavaScript. He discusses the innovative features of Deno 2.0 and its impact on modern web development. The conversation touches on the shift from languages like C to Rust, examining the advantages of Rust and the evolution of ECMAScript Modules. Dahl humorously recounts legal hurdles faced by developers and dives into the future of Deno with TypeScript and WASM. His insights provide a fascinating look at the landscape of JavaScript and its enduring significance.
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Deno's Web Standards Focus
- Ryan Dahl aimed to rectify Node.js's deviations from web standards with Deno, particularly in the module system.
- Deno's initial URL-based module system proved too simple, lacking robustness and versioning for complex projects.
Centralized Registries
- Centralized registries, despite not being entirely web-like, offer stability for software development.
- Relying on individual servers for dependencies creates vulnerabilities, as one downed server can halt an entire project.
Deno Package Squatting
- Ryan Dahl's efforts to reclaim the "Deno" package on NPM, taken shortly after Deno's launch, have been unsuccessful.
- This highlights the lack of responsiveness from package management services in addressing such issues.