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Deno
A new, secure JavaScript runtime for the back end.
| First released | May 2020 |
| Developed by | Ryan Dahl (original creator of Node.js) |
| Latest stable version | 1.21.2 |
Interesting facts
- Deno hasn’t been tried and tested in production systems yet.
- It’s written in the Rust programming language, whereas Node.js is written in C++.
- Unlike Node.js, Deno offers support for TypeScript, a superset of JS designed for large projects.