Express.js
Developer(s) | TJ Holowaychuk, StrongLoop and others |
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Initial release | November 16, 2010 |
Stable release | 4.18.1 (April 29, 2022[1][2]) [±] |
Repository | |
Written in | JavaScript |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Platform | Node.js |
Type | Web framework |
License | MIT License |
Website | expressjs |
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 is the de facto standard server framework for Node.js.[4]
The original author, TJ Holowaychuk, described it as a Sinatra-inspired server,[5] meaning that it is relatively minimal with many features available as plugins. Express is the backend part of the MEAN stack, together with MongoDB database and AngularJS frontend framework.[citation needed]
History
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Express 4.x changelog". expressjs.com.
- ^ https://github.com/expressjs/express/releases/latest
- ^ "Express.js home page".
- ^ Case study: How & why to build a consumer app with Node.js. VentureBeat.com.
- ^ Express 1.0beta. TJ Holowaychuck.
- ^ "TJ Holowaychuk Passes Sponsorship of Express to StrongLoop". StrongLoop. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "IBM snaps up StrongLoop to add Node.js smarts to BlueMix". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Node.js Foundation to shepherd Express Web framework". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
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