Version 1.30 of the Deno JavaScript/TypeScript runtime, published late January 2023, emphasizes support for built-in Node.js modules and offers a major update to the configuration file. With Deno, npm packages have already had access to built-in Node.js modules such as fs (file system), path, process, and others through the runtime’s Read more…
#472 — February 2, 2023 Read on the Web AlaSQL.js 3.0: Isomorphic JavaScript SQL Database — A SQL database you can use in Node.js and the browser. The interesting bit, for me, is how it opens up the idea of using SQL to query JavaScript objects – as in this Read more…
#471 — January 26, 2023 Read on the Web Nut.js 3.0: Use Node for Desktop Automation — Take control of your desktop environment (Windows, macOS or Linux) from code with control over keyboard and pointer, plus you get some image matching possibilities too. Open source but with optional sponsor-only extension Read more…
#470 — January 19, 2023 Read on the Web Fixing a Memory Leak in a Production Node App — Kent encountered a variety of weird memory and CPU usage spikes in his Node-powered app and decided to figure out what was going on. This post walks through his complete journey, Read more…
#469 — January 12, 2023 Read on the Web A (Final) Node.js Retrospective for 2022 — We devoted an issue to the best Node Weekly items of 2022 recently, but this post from NodeSource takes a broader look back at Node’s fortunes and developments in 2022, including how it topped Read more…
#468 — January 5, 2023 Read on the Web Gluon: Framework for Creating Desktop Apps from Sites — A new approach for building desktop apps from Web sites using Node and already installed browsers. Notably, Gluon supports both Chromium and Firefox. Deno can also be used in place of Node. Read more…
#467 — December 15, 2022 Read on the Web The Best of Node Weekly in 2022 This is the final issue of the year (we’re back on January 5, 2023) so today we’re revisiting the most popular links (and releases) of 2022. There’ll be a few useful resources that escaped your Read more…
#466 — December 8, 2022 Read on the Web New npm Features for Secure Publishing and Safe Consumption — GitHub continues its work in making the npm ecosystem more secure. Two new things this time: granular access tokens to help package owners control access to publishing workflows, and a new Read more…
Looking to improve the safety and security of NPM JavaScript packages, GitHub is adding granular access tokens to enable fine-grained permissions for NPM accounts, and making its NPM code explorer capability free to users. GitHub on December 6 explained that stolen credentials are a main cause of data breaches. To Read more…
#465 — December 1, 2022 Read on the Web The Advent of Code 2022: 25 Days of Code Challenges — If you have a little time each day to do some programming puzzles, the Advent of Code is always fantastic and now in its eighth year. There’s a sub-Reddit where Read more…
