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==History==
 
Created in 2011, '''Cdnjs''' has gained notable reputation among developers, and now serves traffic comparable with Microsoft's and Yahoo's content distribution networks. [[BuiltWith]] reports that over 150, 000 websites now use '''Cdnjs''' to host their files.<ref name="w3techs">http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cd-cdnjs/all/all</ref><ref>http://trends.builtwith.com/cdn/CDN-JS</ref><ref>http://thechangelog.com/episode-0-6-3-cdnjs-with-thomas-davis-and-ryan-kirkman/</ref><ref>http://theindustry.cc/2012/07/10/cdnjs-and-cloudflare-more-than-just-a-cdn/</ref><ref>http://www.category5.tv/episodes/345.php</ref> [[BuiltWith]] reports that over 150, 000 websites now use '''Cdnjs''' to host their files.<ref>http://trends.builtwith.com/cdn/CDN-JS</ref>
'''Cdnjs Selections''' are five hand-picked JavaScript libraries, selected specifically for functionality/features/etc. seen as universally needed for pushing the web forward, while supporting legacy browsers.<ref name="cloudflare">https://www.cloudflare.com/apps/cdnjs</ref>
 
===Cloudflare===
The project infrastructure is sponsored by and hosted on Cloudflare's<ref>[[CloudFlare]]</ref> world-wide servers as of early 2011.<ref>http://blog.cloudflare.com/cdnjs-community-moderated-javascript-librarie</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-12-18-why-a-fast-growing-startup-tries-to-keep-its-venture-funding-secret/ |title= Why a Fast-Growing Startup Tries to Keep Its Venture Funding Secret |last1= Milian |first1= Mark |last2= |first2= |date= December 18, 2012 |work= Tech Deals |publisher= Bloomberg |accessdate=January 1, 2013}}</ref> [[Cloudflare]] partnered with the open source project after reaching out to Cdnjs in an attempt to speed up the web.<ref>http://blog.cloudflare.com/cdnjs-community-moderated-javascript-librarie</ref><ref name="cloudflare">https://www.cloudflare.com/apps/cdnjs</ref>
 
==Status==
The project, as of May 2014, hosts over 800 libraries, which contain Flash, CSS, HTML and JavaScript. The library submissions are maintained by 800+ developers, using [[GitHub]] as the central management tool.<ref>https://github.com/cdnjs/cdnjs</ref>
 
The project infrastructure is sponsored by and hosted on Cloudflare's<ref>[[CloudFlare]]</ref> world-wide servers as of early 2011.<ref>http://blog.cloudflare.com/cdnjs-community-moderated-javascript-librarie</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://go.bloomberg.com/tech-deals/2012-12-18-why-a-fast-growing-startup-tries-to-keep-its-venture-funding-secret/ |title= Why a Fast-Growing Startup Tries to Keep Its Venture Funding Secret |last1= Milian |first1= Mark |last2= |first2= |date= December 18, 2012 |work= Tech Deals |publisher= Bloomberg |accessdate=January 1, 2013}}</ref>
Many popular JavaScript libraries endorse '''Cdnjs''' as an official hosting source.