Node.js relies on Google's V8 JavaScript engine for its essential functionality. Today, we talk with three engineers on the Google V8 team about the past, present, and future of V8 and Node.js.
Mikeal Rogers has transitioned from his leadership role at the Node.js Foundation out of administrative work. With his new role at Samsung, Mikeal has been deep in code and diving deep into the patterns emerging as the JS platform evolves with new language syntax like async/await. We’ll explore the many provocative insights and examine how the ecosystem evolves along with these changes.