This was one approach to server side JavaScript. Others were based around Rhino JS engine. I forked this repo mostly to try to remember Jaxer's APIs and remember how they compared with early NodeJS.

RSD 2016-02-13

I forked this from Aptana/Jaxer for historical interests. Before NodeJS there were many different attempts to use JavaScript server side. The first I remember was Netscape's own server. Later I remember a project called Narwhal using the Java Rhino JS engine. Neither caught on. I remember when Jaxer arrived it looked promising. It fit nicely in the LAMP stack. Ultimately I don't remember meeting anyone who adapted it (though I remember buzz and interest at conferences). It was a nice idea but if you were already in a PHP, Python or Ruby shop the story just wasn't compelling enough. A while later NodeJS showed up and the whole thinking about JavaScript server side changed.

There is a little bit around on the web if you search enough. As of 2016-02-13. There is the link from the Aptana/Contribute page. Also IBM developer works still has the article Build Ajax applications using the first real Ajax server: Aptana Jaxer. Wikipedia has an entry for the high level view of Aptana (the company behind Jaxer) and what happened to them. It is also mentioned on Wikipedia's comparison of server side JavaScript solutions. Finally there is a server side javascript walkthrough over at Mozilla'sArchive of obsolete content.