JavaScript (and its typed variant TypeScript) is the most ubiquitous programming language with the largest community of developers. Our goal is to enable all those developers to reap the benefits of IPFS and do so productively.
The tracking issue for shutting down the delegate and preload nodes is here: [Tracking Issue] Shutdown PL-hosted delegated and preload nodes · Issue #499 · ipfs/ipfs · GitHub. This ideally should have been in the blog entry. As of 2023-01-02, the specific steps, timeline, and communication has been determined, but that is where they will be posted once they’ve been determined.