--- title: "#187 - Debugging Node with Chrome DevTools Redux" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 187 published_at: "2017-05-11" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/187" --- #187 - Debugging Node with Chrome DevTools Redux This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/187) Node WeeklyMay 11, 2017 #187 Danny Grander [Writing Secure Node.js Code](https://community.risingstack.com/writing-secure-node-js-code-danny-grander/)A video _and_ full write-up/notes on hacking a vulnerable Node app, as well as three vulnerabilities in popular npm packages. Paul Irish [Debugging Node with Chrome DevTools Redux](https://medium.com/@paul_irish/debugging-node-js-nightlies-with-chrome-devtools-7c4a1b95ae27)Debugging Node apps from within Chrome’s DevTools has been possible for a while but recent major improvements have resulted in this post being updated. 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