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GitHub Rolling Out Enforced 2FA and More for npm Registry — Many public code package registries have suffered issues with user security in recent years, and a single compromised package can cause havoc in the npm ecosystem in particular. GitHub are, therefore, moving forward with…
The Best Starting Word in WORDLE? — WORDLE is an online word game that’s a bit like ‘Mastermind’ but with 5 letter words. And, of course, if you’re a developer, why not use code to analyze an approach to playing it? Amusingly, I used the…
Getting Started with Validation in Node — You’ve got a webapp and you want to validate the data it’s sent, but there are lots of options. Here Simon breaks down one approach using JSON schemas along with Ajv. Simon Plenderleith Another Bug Bites the Dust…
GitHub on npm Ecosystem Security (and a Major Bug They’ve Fixed) — GitHub became the custodians of the main npm registry in 2020 when it acquired npm Inc. and in this post they share details on how they’re improving its security. Rather worryingly, they recently identified…
Node-RED in Industrial IoT: A Growing Standard — Node-RED is a very long standing Node.js-based ‘low code’ environment where you wire components together. As explained here, it’s heavily used in IoT scenarios and is even taking on established commercial systems. United Manufacturing Hub QUICK BITS: The…