Express.js

Express.js
Developer(s) TJ Holowaychuk, StrongLoop and others
Initial release November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)
Stable release 4.15.4 (August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)[1]) [±]
Repository github.com/expressjs/express
Development status Active
Written in JavaScript
Operating system Cross-platform
Platform Node.js
Type Web framework
License MIT License
Website expressjs.com

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.[2] It is the de facto standard server framework for Node.js.[3]

The original author, TJ Holowaychuk, described it as a Sinatra-inspired server,[4] 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.

History

In June 2014, rights to manage the project were acquired by StrongLoop.[5] StrongLoop was acquired by IBM in September 2015;[6] in January 2016, IBM announced that it would place Express.js under the stewardship of the Node.js Foundation incubator.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Express 4.x changelog". expressjs.com.
  2. ↑ "Express.js home page".
  3. ↑ Case study: How & why to build a consumer app with Node.js. VentureBeat.com.
  4. ↑ Express 1.0beta. TJ Holowaychuck.
  5. ↑ "TJ Holowaychuk Passes Sponsorship of Express to StrongLoop". StrongLoop. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "IBM snaps up StrongLoop to add Node.js smarts to BlueMix". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Node.js Foundation to shepherd Express Web framework". Infoworld. IDG. Retrieved 11 February 2016.


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