Official Node.js support(stripe.com)

54 pointsby hackhackhack13 lat temu7 comments

https://stripe.com/blog/official-nodejs-support

2 comments

I'm happy to hear this. It was nice of Bjørn to build the node API in the first place. It's great that this became the official API, congrats all around.

prezjordan13 lat temu

Just curious, would the original author be compensated for this? How does that work?

askbjoernhansen13 lat temu

I wrote the package because I needed it. My compensation came when my package worked and I could use it. Since then it was just a "cost" because I chose to maintain it for the community. Like most of us I write software for money, too, but in this case the stripe package was just "collateral benefit" from something else I was doing.

I didn't have time to do the cleanups and rewrite that the package deserved to get support for the new Stripe features with a consistent API.

I haven't been needing the new features myself, so honestly I was delighted when they asked months ago if they could take it over. For them and for the community it was better this way than if they'd just forked it or just published another package.

jedireza13 lat temu

Thanks for your open source contribution, it's been a big help.

prezjordan13 lat temu

Very cool! Great work and thank you for your insight.

pc8613 lat temu

Typically I wouldn't think so because there is an F in FOSS, after all. However, they explicitly say that they worked with him, so I would imagine it was paid time.

Disclaimer: I have no connection to Stripe (aside from wishing I had gotten pc's username first!) so I'm just guessing.

tlrobinson13 lat temu

I'm glad to see more JavaScript libraries embracing promises!