--- title: "✂️ Cutting away the unused parts of your project" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 458 published_at: "2022-10-13" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/458" --- Plus Node 16.18.0, an IP info database, turning cron expressions into English, and 2FA with Twilio. | #​458 — October 13, 2022 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/458) Together with [![Userfront\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_600,h_110/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7/lnopbsxefrqqsjq14fvr.png)](https://userfront.com/tutorials/nodejs-authentication) ![Node.js Weekly](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/v1653576619/lgfqinzbdqttwmhvljxb.png) [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/j5xkf1n4v2tmwakegtkq.jpg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/njt) [njt: Quick Navigation to npm Package Resources](https://www.npmjs.com/package/njt) — Provides a rapid way to jump to various destinations related to npm packages (such as a project’s homepage, repo, issues, or even a package cost estimation). 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