Oracle has released a new Node.js driver for Oracle Database on GitHub!
published by Christopher Jones for StrongLoop Blog
This is exciting for the Node community. The interest in Node applications that connect to the widely available Oracle Database is being recognized and rewarded with a driver that has been designed from the ground up for performance, scalability and usability. Releasing source code on GitHub is itself big news for the Oracle Database development community. It is part of the shift to making content highly available to Oracle users and lets developers be more efficient at adopting technology and creating new generations of applications. StrongLoop is one player with feet in both Node and Oracle communities. They have supported and given advice on the development of node-oracledb, even though it seemingly competes with their own driver. What node-oracledb actually does is let StrongLoop focus their efforts in making products like the LoopBack framework and the StrongLoop Arc GUI and platform even more successful. The maintenance of the database access layer can now transition to Oracle, where their expertise is, freeing StrongLoop to add value above it.