Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers

Edge cloud provider acquires runtime startup to strengthen serverless platform

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·16 Oct 2026, 20:20

Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers

Cloudflare has acquired server-side runtime startup Deno, bringing creator Ryan Dahl on board to support open-source Cloudflare Workers tooling. Dahl argued that traditional approaches to server development are deficient as cloud providers increasingly focus on lightweight edge computing runtimes.

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