Node.js vs workerd — A comparison of two JavaScript runtimes [eng]
workerd is the open source kernel of the Cloudflare Workers platform, and despite being built around v8, and running JavaScript and WebAssembly, it is quite different from Node.js. This talk will explore the differences and similarities and hopefully give you a bit more insight into how both operate.
James M Snell
Cloudflare
- James is a long time contributor to open source and open standards on the web
- He's been a core contributor to Node.js and a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee since 2015
- Works on the Cloudflare Workers runtime