Ryan Dahl

Creator of Node.js

Developing server-side JavaScript runtime

Rating

95Impact score

FromUSA

Era1981

Signature projects

Node.jsDeno

Scouting report

Ryan Dahl revolutionizes web development with Node.js, enabling JavaScript to run server-side. His work emphasizes efficiency and scalability, shaping modern web applications and influencing countless developers worldwide.

Collector’s note

Ryan Dahl turns JavaScript into a powerful server tool.