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Release proposal: v2.0.0 (io.js)

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Cool, looks like the url parsing bottleneck will be removed. This means io.js 2.0 should be surpassing node by 2x on some of the TechEmpower benchmarks (provided they add it to the tests).

Thanks petka :)

So did io.js decide to turn down the proposal from the node upsteam folks to merge and turn it into a non-joyent controlled foundation? Seems sad to take so much brand and toss it down the toilet even if most of the development has moved to io.js.

I've been listening to the iojs technical committee calls and they're moving forward with that in parallel with new development. It sounds like they think the merge is likely, but not guaranteed, and it may be a months long process. So they don't want to stop development for that much time and wait for the merge to complete.

Thanks for the info, as an outsider, it is a bit difficult to wade into the long discussions.

Diverging more, and obstensibly adding more value over the "baseline" node.js, gives the io.js committers more "leverage" in governance discussions. It also arguably reduces the chances of a successful reunification.

Still, it's a good thing overall. There's enough interest in Javascript that demand for a javascript application server isn't going away, and having a headline project that pushes the envelope is a way to keep innovation and interest in the ecosystem.

Wouldn't it be better to use io.js as the code base?

Interesting, thanks for the info.

I hope Bryan Cantrill will do a follow up of sorts to Corporate Open Source Anti-patterns[1] once this is all settled. It would be interesting to know what lessons there are to learn from this.

[1] https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8P4oCIY3g

I can see a situation where we end up with both - io.js as the 'unstable' branch, that merges back into Node at milestones. Nothing announced here would stop that.

Any idea about which changes motivated the major version bump?

Superb, more competition for Node.js is a bonus for everyone.

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