Comment by oersted
2 hours ago
An open-source project with their success could have easily paid their bills through sponsorships and support contracts, as many others do.
But the VC path pushed them to increase costs more than they should. They didn’t need that money to deliver on the mandate of Deno, they had to inflate the vision to some grand cloud solution, which didn’t make much sense.
> then it is a failure as company
Perhaps it shouldn’t be a company at all. Private companies cannot attract the same support as open-source foundations do, since they are for-profit organizations.
No they don't, they survive like street performers, some days the hat is full enough for a warm meal.
Foundations are companies in disguise, with taxes benefits, and there isn't one without industry partners.
Which programming language survives with support contracts, no company sponsorship, and has mainstream adoption?