OpenJS Foundation explained

OpenJS Foundation
Type:501(c)(6) organization
Purpose:Promote JavaScript and related technologies
Location:San Francisco, California

The OpenJS Foundation is an organization that was founded in 2019 from a merger of JS Foundation and Node.js Foundation.[1] OpenJS promotes the JavaScript and web ecosystem by hosting projects and funds activities that benefit the ecosystem.[2] [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.

OpenJS has received over 800,000 Euros from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund.[5]

History

jQuery projects

Prior 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

jQuery 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] [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). 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] [22]

JS Foundation (legally JSFoundation, Inc) existed from 2016 to 2019, and aimed to help development and adoption of important JavaScript technology. 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."[23]

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."[24] 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."[25] Node.js reports "3.5 million users and an annual growth rate of 100 percent"[26] 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[27] [28] with a stated mission to foster healthy growth of the JavaScript and web ecosystem as a whole.[29]

Projects

Notes and References

  1. News: Singh. Manish. 2019-03-12. Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS. VentureBeat. 2019-03-21.
  2. Web site: 22 October 2019. By-laws of OpenJS Foundation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200615050043/https://openjsf.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2019/10/OpenJS-Foundation-Bylaws-2019-10-22.pdf. 2020-06-15. 2020-06-15.
  3. Web site: 2019-03-12. Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth. 2019-03-21.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-12. Node.js Foundation and JS Foundation Merge to Form OpenJS Foundation. 2019-03-21. Linux Foundation. 2020-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200803060425/https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press-release/2019/03/node-js-foundation-and-js-foundation-merge-to-form-openjs-foundation/. dead.
  5. Web site: OpenJS Foundation . 2024-05-26 . Sovereign Tech Fund . en.
  6. Web site: Conservancy Activity Summary, October-December 2010 . 2020-06-26 . Software Freedom Conservancy . en.
  7. Web site: Whitbeck . Ralph . 2009-12-03 . jQuery Joins the Software Freedom Conservancy . 2020-06-26 . Official jQuery Blog . en-US.
  8. Web site: Resig . John . John Resig . 2009-01-14 . jQuery 1.3 and the jQuery Foundation . 2024-04-15 . Official jQuery Blog . en-US.
  9. Web site: Resig . John . John Resig . 11 Jan 2009 . Assigning the copyright to the Dojo Foundation (Sizzle was accepted as a project) - jquery/sizzle commit a0d69383de . 2024-04-15 . GitHub . en.
  10. News: 1 July 2015. jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge. PRWeb. 2018-07-02.
  11. Web site: jquery.org. jQuery Foundation-. Announcing the jQuery Foundation Official jQuery Blog. 2020-06-26. en-US.
  12. Web site: Usage of JavaScript libraries for websites. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191115172736/https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/javascript_library. 2019-11-15. 2019-11-15. W3Techs. jQuery (74.1%) is 3.7 times more popular than Bootstrap (19.9%)..
  13. Web site: Libscore. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219042532/https://libscore.com/. 2017-02-19. 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)..
  14. Web site: 20 June 2015. Handling 15,000 requests per second: The Growth Behind jQuery. 2018-07-02. www.maxcdn.com. MaxCDN. en-US. 2018-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093146/https://www.maxcdn.com/blog/maxscale-jquery/. dead.
  15. Web site: 2019-12-31. jQuery Usage Statistics (Dec 2019). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221204800/https://trends.builtwith.com/javascript/jQuery. 2020-02-21. 2020-02-21. trends.builtwith.com. en.
  16. Web site: 2020-02-21. Usage Statistics and Market Share of JavaScript Libraries (February 2020). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221205251/https://w3techs.com/technologies/overview/javascript_library. 2020-02-21. 2020-02-21. W3Techs.
  17. Web site: jquery.org. jQuery Foundation-. Announcing The jQuery Standards Team Official jQuery Blog. 2020-06-26. en-US.
  18. Web site: W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG). 2020-06-26. www.w3.org.
  19. Web site: Statements about W3C TAG nominees for 2012 Election. 2020-06-26. www.w3.org.
  20. Web site: Methvin. Dave. 15 January 2014. The jQuery Foundation and Standards. 2020-06-26. blog.jquery.com. en-US.
  21. Web site: 1 September 2015. jQuery Foundation and Dojo Foundation to Merge. 2018-07-02. Official jQuery Blog. en-US.
  22. News: 2016-10-17. Announcing the JS Foundation!. en-US. SitePen. 2018-07-02.
  23. News: 2016-10-17. The Linux Foundation takes on the JavaScript community with the JS Foundation – SD Times. en-US. SD Times. 2017-05-09.
  24. News: Linux Foundation Launches Node.js Foundation . 2017-05-17 . eWEEK . en-US. https://www.hostscore.net/choose/best-hosting-for-node-js-applications/
  25. News: 2017-01-31. Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node.js – Node by Numbers 2016. en. The NodeSource Blog – Node.js Tutorials, Guides, and Updates. 2017-05-17.
  26. Web site: Foundation. Node.js. Node.js Foundation Resources Node.js. 2017-05-17. nodejs.org. en.
  27. Web site: OpenJS Foundation. 2019-03-21. Linux Foundation.
  28. News: Singh. Manish. 2019-03-12. Node.js and JS foundations are merging to form OpenJS. VentureBeat. 2019-03-21.
  29. Web site: 2019-03-12. Introducing the OpenJS Foundation: The Next Phase of JavaScript Ecosystem Growth. 2019-03-21.
  30. Web site: 2016-10-17. Announcing the JS Foundation!. 2020-06-26. SitePen. en-US.
  31. Web site: RequireJS History. 2020-06-26. requirejs.org.
  32. Web site: ES Modules and ESM Loader with John-David Dalton (JS Party #16). 2020-06-26. Changelog. en.
  33. Web site: Grunt 1.0.0 released - Grunt: The JavaScript Task Runner. 2020-06-26. gruntjs.com. en.
  34. News: 2016-10-17. The Linux Foundation Unites JavaScript Community for Open Web Development – JS Foundation. en-US. JS Foundation. 2018-07-02.
  35. Web site: jQuery Foundation Launches Globalize v 1.0. 2020-06-26. PRWeb.
  36. Web site: Zakas. Nicholas. 19 April 2016. ESLint Joins The jQuery Foundation. 2019-07-05. eslint.org. en.
  37. News: Krill. Paul. JavaScript projects regroup under a new foundation. en. InfoWorld. 2018-07-02.
  38. News: 2016-10-17. Appium joins the JS Foundation - SD Times. en-US. SD Times. 2018-07-02.
  39. Web site: Lewis. Karen. October 17, 2016. Node-RED visual programming for the Internet of Things (IoT) is now a JS Foundation Project. February 7, 2017. IBM Internet of Things blog. IBM.

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