Express.js

Express.js, or simply Express, is a web application framework for Node.js, released as free and open-source software under the MIT License. It is designed for building web applications and APIs.[3] It has been called the de facto standard server framework for Node.js.[4]

The original author, TJ Holowaychuk, described it as a Sinatra-inspired server, meaning that it is relatively minimal with many features available as plugins. Express is the backend component of the MEAN stack, together with the MongoDB database software and AngularJS frontend framework.[5]

History

Express.js was founded by TJ Holowaychuk. The first release, according to Express.js's GitHub repository, was on the 22nd of May, 2010. Version 0.12.0.

In June 2014, rights to manage the project were acquired by StrongLoop.[6] StrongLoop was acquired by IBM in September 2015;[7] in January 2016, IBM announced that it would place Express.js under the stewardship of the Node.js Foundation incubator.[8]

Popularity

Express.js is used by Fox Sports, PayPal, Uber and IBM.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Express 4.x changelog". expressjs.com.
  2. ^ https://github.com/expressjs/express/releases/latest
  3. ^ "Express.js home page".
  4. ^ Case study: How & why to build a consumer app with Node.js. VentureBeat.com.
  5. ^ "Mean.io: The Friendly & Fun Javascript Fullstack for your next web application".
  6. ^ "TJ Holowaychuk Passes Sponsorship of Express to StrongLoop". StrongLoop. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ^ "IBM snaps up StrongLoop to add Node.js smarts to BlueMix". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Node.js Foundation to shepherd Express Web framework". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Companies using Express". expressjs.com. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

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