#298 — July 25, 2019 |
Node Weekly |
Jay: A 'Supercharged' JavaScript REPL — An interesting alternative to Node’s built-in REPL that adds features like loading modules directly from the npm registry, eager evaluation, colored input, bracket completion, typeahead completion and more. Maciej Łaszcz |
Node v12.7 (Current) Released — Another version bump for perhaps the most exciting release line of Node. Updates include:
Node.js Foundation |
A Better Way to Track Your Backlog — Want a project management tool that's both powerful and a joy to use? Designed for developers, Clubhouse simplifies your workflow. Seamless integration with GitHub, GitLab, Slack and more. Start your free trial today and get 2 extra free months. Clubhouse.io sponsor |
A Tour of the Node.js Event Loop — A deeper understanding of JavaScript’s often misunderstood event loop approach will benefit any Node developer. This is an accessible, high level overview from which you can progress to more detailed talks like In The Loop and What The Heck Is The Event Loop Anyway? Piero Borrelli |
Node's Experimental Support for Policies on Loading Code — If you missed the experimental introduction of integrity policies to Node, it’s worth catching up with how they work. Node.js Documentation |
Nave 3.0: Virtual Environments for Node — Switch out your Node version and global npm install space in one command. If you need to work with different versions of Node, this is worth checking out, both because of its creator and because it takes a slightly different approach to nvm. Isaac Z. Schlueter |
💻 Jobs |
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📚 Tutorials |
Node's Built-In Debug Logging Method: Stefan Judis |
The Basics of Going 'Multithreaded' with Node — Using the new Michele Riva |
How to Quickly Implement Customer Managed Keys IronCore Labs sponsor |
'Magical' Node Tips Every Developer Should Remember — 5 random (and opinionated! - you might not agree) bits of advice including not checking in your Tarun Gupta |
How to Visualize Google Analytics Data in a Node App — I come down with hot flushes whenever I have to think about integrating with a Google API so every tutorial on the matter is appreciated. Aman Mittal |
Thomas Derflinger |
🛠 Code and Tools |
Outline: A Node-Powered Wiki System for Teams — An attractive React and Node-powered wiki and knowledge base for teams. A good example of a codebase for a full, in-production app, even if you don’t need a wiki yourself. Outline |
is-interactive: Check If Sindre Sorhus |
The DevOps Perspective on Database Coexistence — Download the full SQL Migration whitepaper for free, from Studio 3T. Studio 3T sponsor |
exiftool-vendored: Fast, Cross-Platform Node.js Access to ExifTool — Use this when you want to access embedded EXIF data within image files (particularly those taken with phones or DSLRs). PhotoStructure |
Backpropaganda: A Neural Network Framework for Educational Purposes — A new project designed to let people learn how to use neural networks from scratch (rather than using bigger frameworks like TensorFlow, say). Ahmed Harmouche |