Node.js: The Documentary | An origin story

Honeypot the Netflix of Developers.

30 minutes of history, 20 minutes of corporate drama. This is the best movie ever

I was planning to go watch Dune 2 at the theatre this evening but this has higher priority now :D

node.js changed my professional life. will always be thankful

Node.js has helped me earn my bread, open up a new world of possibilities for me. Thank you Ryan.

I have zero no knowledge or intention of starting to use JavaScript or Node. But only a pleb wouldn’t love the celebration of people coming together to do cool stuff… awesome video

I love that Honeypot’s documentaries are so good that everyone wants one about their fondest dev tech.

Node.js gave me a career. No matter what new tech tools I learn, I'll forever be grate full and still amazed about node.js and its capabilities.✨

The first time I used Node, I opened a support case with AWS to report that my Lambda function code was not advancing past the callback line. The support guy must have chuckled, but he sent me some links to learn async programming, and I was hooked. Fantastic documentary!

I believe that these documentaries are among the most effective methods to inspire developers to learn and craft exceptional products. Each of them is a true gem, offering valuable insights and motivation.

Node.Js change the history of developers ❤

These honeypot documentaries are truly an amazing contribution to human culture - a part of it that touches so many, but so seldom treated with the love it deserves. A big thank you to the honeypot team from a kitchen in Stockholm!

Wonderful! I started getting into Node.js in fall of 2014 for a project with a Raspberry Pi. I transitioned some code from PHP that was running with Apache (heavy for an old Pi) and saw such a drastic reduction in CPU and resource usage that I was hooked. Load average plummeted from 0.55-0.85 to 0.01-0.06. Then I started leveraging more Node.js-style design idioms, and haven't looked back. It powers the web interface for my sensors, manages my music, lets me control my own live stream, and more. I even have an isolated instance of Node.js v0.10.36 on an old board that is still running reliably. Currently, I’m on Node.js v20 on a Raspberry Pi 4 with 64-bit Debian Bookworm, and the performance improvements are remarkable! A big thank you to the amazing community and for this insightful, moving documentary on such a transformational technology!

I have a lot to thank for Ryan + all the contributors to Node. When I was studying in college, the main programming language was Java and basically just built toy apps that wouldn't really teach students anything. I wanted to build something for myself and I started learning Node. That learning ended up landing my first job. I am now 7+ years in the industry, but it all started from Node.js

Node has help me to come up with my first app and got me my first job. Thanks to Ryan, npm and everyone that made Node one of the best backend framework. My next app currently loading.

I probably wouldn't be working towards being a staff engineer now if it wasn't for Ryan Dahl and Isaac Schlueter. Node spawned a thousand code bootcamps, and one of those got me the connections I needed to get out of freelance website building and into "serious" programming. Early on, my dream was to work at npm (before the acquisition), and izs and ceej were my programming role models. I got into it right before the io.js split, it was definitely a hectic time. Good documentary, it really brought to mind how far we've come.

able to use node made me land my first job ever..forever gratitude towards this software and the history behind it..thankyou so much!

I came back from the future and I really love your documentary about Deno.

Amazing! I didn't know about the behind-the-scenes story and drama! This is a great piece of tech history. Well done, Honeypot. Thanks for creating this. 🚀

I discovered Node in 2010 and haven't looked back since. Thank you Ryan and team! Great documentary!