js-git vs NodeOS

js-git

A JavaScript implementation of Git. (by creationix)

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NodeOS

Lightweight operating system using Node.js as userspace (by NodeOS)

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js-git		NodeOS
	Project
3	Mentions	40
3,826	Stars	6,892
-	Growth	0.1%
0.0	Activity	0.0
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	about 1 year ago
JavaScript	Language	Shell
MIT License	License	MIT License

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

js-git

Posts with mentions or reviews of js-git. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-09-20.

[media] Gitoxide celebrating 100k lines of Rust code 🎉
4 projects | /r/rust | 20 Sep 2022

js-git is dormant but used by 30k+ projects, apparently, and is somewhat of a special case I think. It's niche but seems to fulfill it's intended purpose.
Node.js Packages and Resources
106 projects | dev.to | 6 Sep 2021

js-git - JavaScript implementation of Git.
Gitlet.js – Git implemented in 1k lines of JavaScript
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Apr 2021

NodeOS

Posts with mentions or reviews of NodeOS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-29.

Node-OS – The first operating system powered by Node.js and NPM
2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 Feb 2024
Unpopular Opinion: Most Electron Apps Can Be Built With Nice UI & Performance In Rust Or C++
3 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 6 Mar 2023
Why even have other programming languages?
2 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 31 Jan 2023

Can I introduce you to Node-OS? https://node-os.com/
so umm... what's Linux written in ? 🤣
3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 10 Nov 2022

NodeOS
Here we go again…
4 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 25 Oct 2022

Deep down we all know node OS is king
Let's write Operating System in JavaScript
4 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 1 Oct 2022
Wanna Code? JavaScript.
2 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 29 Sep 2022

JavaScript
any Node-OS enthusiats?
3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 15 Sep 2022

for the most adventurous distrohoppers: http://node-os.com/

3 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 15 Sep 2022

Update: I'm sad
My job right now..
5 projects | /r/ProgrammerHumor | 15 Sep 2022

Operating system? Straight to JavaScript.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing js-git and NodeOS you can also consider the following projects:

Bitcoin - Bitcoin Core integration/staging tree

PDFKit - A JavaScript PDF generation library for Node and the browser

ipfs - IPFS implementation in JavaScript

turf - A modular geospatial engine written in JavaScript and TypeScript

isomorphic-git - A pure JavaScript implementation of git for node and browsers!

webcat - Mad science p2p pipe across the web using webrtc that uses your Github private/public key for authentication and a signalhub for discovery

dat - :floppy_disk: peer-to-peer sharing & live syncronization of files via command line [ DEPRECATED - More info on active projects and modules at https://dat-ecosystem.org/ ]

peerflix - Streaming torrent client for node.js

BitcoinJS - A javascript Bitcoin library for node.js and browsers.

stackgl - A node.js-style module system for GLSL! :sparkles: