Organization:OpenJS Foundation

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Short description: American nonprofit organization
OpenJS Foundation
OpenJS Foundation logo.svg
Predecessor
  • jQuery Foundation
  • Dojo Foundation
  • JS Foundation
  • Node.js Foundation
Formation2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Type501(c)(6) organization
PurposePromote JavaScript and related technologies[1]
Location
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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]

History

jQuery Foundation

jQuery Foundation was founded in 2012 as 501(c)(6) non-profit organization to support the development of the jQuery and jQuery UI projects.[5][6] jQuery is the most widely adopted JavaScript library according to web analysis as of 2012.[7][8][6][9][10][11] Prior to the jQuery Foundation, the jQuery project was a member of the Software Freedom Conservancy since 2009.[12][13]

The jQuery Foundation also advocates on behalf of web developers to improve web standards through its memberships in the W3C, and Ecma TC39 (JavaScript).[5] It created a standards collaboration team in 2011[14] and joined the W3C in 2013. [15][16][17]

In 2016, the Dojo Foundation merged with jQuery Foundation and subsequently rebranded itself as JS Foundation and became a Linux Foundation project.[18][5][19]

JS Foundation (legally JSFoundation, Inc) existed from 2016 to 2019,[20] and aimed to help development and adoption of important JavaScript technology.[21] 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."[21]

Node.js Foundation

The 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."[22] 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."[23] Node.js reports "3.5 million users and an annual growth rate of 100 percent"[24] 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[25][20] with a stated mission to foster healthy growth of the JavaScript and web ecosystem as a whole.[26][4]

Projects

  • The Dojo Foundation (prior to 2016) was most notably home to the Dojo Toolkit.[27] It was also host to Lodash, RequireJS, and other projects created by the Dojo community.[28][29]
  • The JS Foundation (2016-2019) attracted additional projects. In 2016, Appium joined,[35] and Node-RED was contributed by IBM in 2016.[36]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "By-laws of OpenJS Foundation". 22 October 2019. https://bylaws.openjsf.org/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Singh, Manish (2019-03-12). "Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/12/node-js-and-js-foundations-are-merging-to-form-openjs/. 
  3. ↑ "Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth". 2019-03-12. https://medium.com/@nodejs/introducing-the-openjs-foundation-the-next-phase-of-javascript-ecosystem-growth-d4911b42664f. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation Merge to Form OpenJS Foundation". 2019-03-12. https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2019/03/node-js-foundation-and-js-foundation-merge-to-form-openjs-foundation/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge". PRWeb. 1 July 2015. https://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12931885.htm. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 jquery.org, jQuery Foundation-. "Announcing the jQuery Foundation | Official jQuery Blog" (in en-US). https://blog.jquery.com/2012/03/06/announcing-the-jquery-foundation/. 
  7. ↑ "Usage of JavaScript libraries for websites". https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/javascript_library/all. "jQuery (74.1%) is 3.7 times more popular than Bootstrap (19.9%)." 
  8. ↑ "Libscore". https://libscore.com/#libs. "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)." 
  9. ↑ "Handling 15,000 requests per second: The Growth Behind jQuery" (in en-US). MaxCDN. 20 June 2015. https://www.maxcdn.com/blog/maxscale-jquery/. 
  10. ↑ "jQuery Usage Statistics (Dec 2019)" (in en). 2019-12-31. https://trends.builtwith.com/javascript/jQuery. 
  11. ↑ "Usage Statistics and Market Share of JavaScript Libraries (February 2020)". 2020-02-21. https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/javascript_library. 
  12. ↑ "Conservancy Activity Summary, October-December 2010" (in en). https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2011/jan/02/oct-dec-2010/. 
  13. ↑ jquery.org, jQuery Foundation-. "jQuery Joins the Software Freedom Conservancy | Official jQuery Blog" (in en-US). http://blog.jquery.com/2009/12/03/jquery-joins-the-software-freedom-conservancy/. 
  14. ↑ jquery.org, jQuery Foundation-. "Announcing The jQuery Standards Team | Official jQuery Blog" (in en-US). https://blog.jquery.com/2011/10/24/announcing-the-jquery-standards-team/. 
  15. ↑ "W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG)". https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/Overview-orig.html. 
  16. ↑ "Statements about W3C TAG nominees for 2012 Election". https://www.w3.org/2012/12/03-tag-nominations.html. 
  17. ↑ Methvin, Dave (15 January 2014). "The jQuery Foundation and Standards" (in en-US). https://blog.jquery.com/2014/01/15/the-jquery-foundation-and-standards/. 
  18. ↑ "jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge" (in en-US). 1 September 2015. https://blog.jquery.com/2015/09/01/jquery-foundation-and-dojo-foundation-to-merge/. 
  19. ↑ "Announcing the JS Foundation!" (in en-US). SitePen. 2016-10-17. https://www.sitepen.com/blog/2016/10/17/announcing-the-js-foundation/. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Singh, Manish (2019-03-12). "Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2019/03/12/node-js-and-js-foundations-are-merging-to-form-openjs/. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "The Linux Foundation takes on the JavaScript community with the JS Foundation – SD Times" (in en-US). SD Times. 2016-10-17. http://sdtimes.com/linux-foundation-takes-javascript-community-js-foundation/. 
  22. ↑ "Linux Foundation Launches Node.js Foundation" (in en-US). eWEEK. http://www.eweek.com/development/linux-foundation-launches-node.js-foundation. [1]
  23. ↑ "Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node.js – Node by Numbers 2016" (in en). The NodeSource Blog – Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates. 2017-01-31. https://nodesource.com/blog/why-2016-was-the-best-year-ever-for-node-js-node-by-numbers-2016/. 
  24. ↑ Foundation, Node.js. "Node.js Foundation Resources | Node.js" (in en). https://nodejs.org/en/foundation/case-studies/. 
  25. ↑ "OpenJS Foundation". Linux Foundation. https://openjsf.org/. 
  26. ↑ "Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth". 2019-03-12. https://medium.com/@nodejs/introducing-the-openjs-foundation-the-next-phase-of-javascript-ecosystem-growth-d4911b42664f. 
  27. ↑ "Announcing the JS Foundation!" (in en-US). 2016-10-17. https://www.sitepen.com/blog/announcing-the-js-foundation/. 
  28. ↑ "RequireJS History". https://requirejs.org/docs/history.html. 
  29. ↑ "ES Modules and ESM Loader with John-David Dalton (JS Party #16)" (in en). https://changelog.com/jsparty/16. 
  30. ↑ "Grunt 1.0.0 released - Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner" (in en). https://gruntjs.com/. 
  31. ↑ "The Linux Foundation Unites JavaScript Community for Open Web Development – JS Foundation" (in en-US). JS Foundation. 2016-10-17. https://js.foundation/announcements/2016/10/17/Linux-Foundation-Unites-JavaScript-Community-Open-Web-Development. 
  32. ↑ "jQuery Foundation Launches Globalize v 1.0". https://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/04/prweb12656232.htm. 
  33. ↑ Zakas, Nicholas (19 April 2016). "ESLint Joins The jQuery Foundation" (in en). https://eslint.org/blog/2016/04/eslint-joins-the-jquery-foundation. 
  34. ↑ Krill, Paul. "JavaScript projects regroup under a new foundation" (in en). InfoWorld. https://www.infoworld.com/article/3131489/javascript/javascript-projects-regroup-under-a-new-foundation.html. 
  35. ↑ "Appium joins the JS Foundation - SD Times" (in en-US). SD Times. 2016-10-17. https://sdtimes.com/appium/appium-joins-js-foundation/. 
  36. ↑ 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. https://www.ibm.com/blogs/internet-of-things/open-source-iot/. 

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