The OpenJS Foundation is an organization that was founded in 2019 from a merger of JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation.[2] OpenJS promotes the JavaScript and web ecosystem by hosting projects and funds activities that benefit the ecosystem.[1][3] The OpenJS Foundation is made up of 38 open source JavaScript projects including Appium, Dojo, jQuery, Node.js, Node-RED and webpack.[4] Founding members included Google, Microsoft, IBM, PayPal, GoDaddy, and Joyent.[2]
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| Formation | 2019 |
| Type | 501(c)(6) organization |
| Purpose | Promote JavaScript and related technologies[1] |
| Location | |
| Website | openjsf |
OpenJS has received over 800,000 Euros from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund.[5]
History
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jQuery projects
editPrior to the jQuery Foundation, the jQuery project was a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy since 2009.[6][7] Earlier that same year, jQuery published the Sizzle selector engine software as a spin-off from jQuery itself, and donated its copyright to the Dojo Foundation to encourage collaboration.[8][9]
jQuery Foundation
editjQuery Foundation was founded in 2012 as 501(c)(6) non-profit organization to support the development of the jQuery and jQuery UI projects.[10][11] jQuery is the most widely adopted JavaScript library according to web analysis as of 2012.[12][13][11][14][15][16]
The jQuery Foundation also advocates on behalf of web developers to improve web standards through its memberships in the W3C, and Ecma TC39 (JavaScript).[10] It created a standards collaboration team in 2011[17] and joined the W3C in 2013. [18][19][20]
In 2016, the Dojo Foundation merged with jQuery Foundation and subsequently rebranded itself as JS Foundation and became a Linux Foundation project.[21][10][22]
JS Foundation (legally JSFoundation, Inc) existed from 2016 to 2019,[23] and aimed to help development and adoption of important JavaScript technology.[24] The foundation worked to facilitate collaboration within the JavaScript development community to "foster JavaScript applications and server-side projects by providing best practices and policies."[24]
Node.js Foundation
editThe Node.js Foundation was created in 2015 as a Linux Foundation project to accelerate the development of the Node.js platform. The Node.js Foundation operated under an open-governance model to heighten participation amongst vendors, developers, and the general Node.js community. Its structure gives enterprise users the assurance of "innovation and continuity without risk."[25] Its growth led to new initiatives such as the Node Security Platform, a tool allowing continuous security monitoring for Node.js apps. And Node Interactive, "a series of professional conferences aimed at today's average Node.js user."[26] Node.js reports "3.5 million users and an annual growth rate of 100 percent"[27] and the Node.js Foundation is reported as being among The Linux Foundation's fastest growing projects.
In 2019, the Node.js Foundation merged with the JS Foundation to form the new OpenJS Foundation[28][23] with a stated mission to foster healthy growth of the JavaScript and web ecosystem as a whole.[29][4]
Projects
edit- The Dojo Foundation (prior to 2016) was most notably home to the Dojo Toolkit.[30] It was also host to Lodash, RequireJS, and other projects created by the Dojo community.[31][32]
References
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- ^ a b Singh, Manish (2019-03-12). "Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth". 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ a b "Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation Merge to Form OpenJS Foundation". Linux Foundation. 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "OpenJS Foundation". Sovereign Tech Fund. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "Conservancy Activity Summary, October-December 2010". Software Freedom Conservancy. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Whitbeck, Ralph (2009-12-03). "jQuery Joins the Software Freedom Conservancy". Official jQuery Blog. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Resig, John (2009-01-14). "jQuery 1.3 and the jQuery Foundation". Official jQuery Blog. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Resig, John (11 Jan 2009). "Assigning the copyright to the Dojo Foundation (Sizzle was accepted as a project) - jquery/sizzle commit a0d69383de". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ a b c "jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge". PRWeb. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ a b jquery.org, jQuery Foundation-. "Announcing the jQuery Foundation | Official jQuery Blog". Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Usage of JavaScript libraries for websites". W3Techs. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
jQuery (74.1%) is 3.7 times more popular than Bootstrap (19.9%).
- ^ "Libscore". Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
Top scripts are 1. jQuery (692,981 sites); 2. jQuery UI (193,680 sites); 3. Facebook SDK (175,369 sites); 4. Twitter Bootstrap JS (158,288 sites); 5. Modernizr (155,503 sites).
- ^ "Handling 15,000 requests per second: The Growth Behind jQuery". www.maxcdn.com. MaxCDN. 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "jQuery Usage Statistics (Dec 2019)". trends.builtwith.com. 2019-12-31. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Usage Statistics and Market Share of JavaScript Libraries (February 2020)". W3Techs. 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ jquery.org, jQuery Foundation-. "Announcing The jQuery Standards Team | Official jQuery Blog". Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG)". www.w3.org. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Statements about W3C TAG nominees for 2012 Election". www.w3.org. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Methvin, Dave (15 January 2014). "The jQuery Foundation and Standards". blog.jquery.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge". Official jQuery Blog. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Announcing the JS Foundation!". SitePen. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ a b Singh, Manish (2019-03-12). "Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ a b "The Linux Foundation takes on the JavaScript community with the JS Foundation – SD Times". SD Times. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
- ^ "Linux Foundation Launches Node.js Foundation". eWEEK. Retrieved 2017-05-17.[1]
- ^ "Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node.js – Node by Numbers 2016". The NodeSource Blog – Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Foundation, Node.js. "Node.js Foundation Resources | Node.js". nodejs.org. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ "OpenJS Foundation". Linux Foundation. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth". 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "Announcing the JS Foundation!". SitePen. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "RequireJS History". requirejs.org. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "ES Modules and ESM Loader with John-David Dalton (JS Party #16)". Changelog. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "Grunt 1.0.0 released - Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner". gruntjs.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ "The Linux Foundation Unites JavaScript Community for Open Web Development – JS Foundation". JS Foundation. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "jQuery Foundation Launches Globalize v 1.0". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
- ^ Zakas, Nicholas (19 April 2016). "ESLint Joins The jQuery Foundation". eslint.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
- ^ Krill, Paul. "JavaScript projects regroup under a new foundation". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Appium joins the JS Foundation - SD Times". SD Times. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ Lewis, Karen (October 17, 2016). "Node-RED visual programming for the Internet of Things (IoT) is now a JS Foundation Project". IBM Internet of Things blog. IBM. Retrieved February 7, 2017.