Ryan Dahl—Ryan Dahl created Node.js and later Deno with security-first design principles
Dahl created Node.js in 2009, revolutionizing server-side JavaScript. In 2018, he created Deno as a successor addressing Node's security shortcomings, featuring a secure-by-default permissions model where scripts cannot access files, network, or environment without explicit permission. Both projects are open source under MIT license.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Security | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Open Source | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Ryan Dahl presented Node.js at JSConf EU 2009 and later created Deno with security-first design
Dahl presented Node.js at JSConf EU in May 2009, open sourcing it under MIT license. In 2018 he gave his '10 Things I Regret About Node.js' talk and announced Deno, which features secure-by-default permissions requiring explicit grants for file, network, and environment access.