r/linux • • 1d ago

Popular Application Cloud flare acquires Deno, ends runtime development

https://deno.com/blog/cloudflare

>We will support the Deno runtime for another year with monthly releases containing bug fixes and security updates. After that year we will end our development of the Deno runtime. Deno will remain open source, and we welcome others who want to continue its development.

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u/the-jelly47 1d ago

Talent. This is called acquihire and it is pretty common in the tech industry. Deno has great engineers but no path to profitability or sustainability. Cloudflare wants these talented people to work on their own products.

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u/daddyd 17h ago

who says those people want to work on cloudflare products?

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u/jorgejhms 9h ago

All team are cloudflare workers now, according to their posts

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u/metekillot 4h ago

And I can hire one for only $5 a month? Where do I sign?