Node.js API WG Meeting 2015-11-19

[pmuellr]

Date/Time: Thursday, Nov 19, 4pm eastern - world time

Doodle for picking your availability: http://doodle.com/poll/zdcb77922sqq8sca

• note Doodle spans M-F 11/16 - 11/20 and M-F 11/30 - 12/4, avoiding US turkey day

Agenda and minutes can be collected in here and copied into this repo later: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gyz0yaKtOW97bPcXOG2mgzpKy5LxFKWezWSzxc_-YQA/edit?usp=sharing

Previous minutes: https://github.com/nodejs/api/blob/master/wg-meetings/2015-10-23.md

Hangout on air for active participants: https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/hoaevent/AP36tYcI7IrAtU4xkIGtK9DgI70NhIemFWx8-d1y2enY-ksZb4UtDg?hl=en

YouTube movie for observers and saved recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rszjGYpbyM

Hangout on air event for more details: https://plus.google.com/events/cv3h505lip7aqvil4n5ri0kl8e8

Agenda discussion can happen in this thread.

(format copied from nodejs/Release#38)

(instructions for creating Hangouts On Air on the nodejs/node wiki)

[pmuellr]

@nodejs/api folks - check the 1st comment - got the doodle up, for weeks before and after US turkey day, and a GDoc for agenda items

[obastemur]

The subject API sounds (and it is) wider than what is urgently needed in a short term (IMHO). Indeed private API may also benefit from somewhat breaking work but bringing other JS engines to node internally haven't been an issue (i.e. JXcore / node-ch ..)

If we separate the private API discussion aside (which is IMHO very hard to implement with ABI consistency for multi engines + another node.js with multi engines discussion may take years) the public API is much easier to go with. So the native modules wouldn't break and everyone would benefit.

JXcore's public API haven't changed (in terms of ABI/API) as it now supports 4 engines. (two v8 versions). Anyone embedding JXcore into a native etc. app may simply update to latest binary and gets the latest and greatest.

So,
1 - I hope the second meeting focuses on public API more. It would not make API work separating from node.js entirely.

2 - AFAIK, JXcore's public API is the only proven approach available ATM and it works. IMHO a public API work shouldn't take much time. Cons/Pros etc. discuss and decide ? (Attention: node-ch and JXcore macro are private API!)

[Qard]

Looks like Nov 19th is the day so far. Anyone else that has yet to add their name to the doodle?

[ofrobots]

I've added my name to the Doodle. The 19th does work for me.

[pmuellr]

I'm going to go ahead and schedule the meeting for Thursday, Nov 19, 4pm eastern. I'll update the initial comment with links the hangout bits.

[pmuellr]

@nodejs/api - reminder that the WG call is tomorrow - see first comment of this issue for call info

[pmuellr]

@nodejs/api - I've (finally) collected the minutes into a doc and created PR #12 to get them in the repo.

Can someone review/edit/merge?

I'll start working on the follow-up items over the next weeks.

[pmuellr]

minutes posted here: https://github.com/nodejs/api/blob/master/wg-meetings/2015-11-19.md