5+ Tips For Building Custom Headless CMS

March 30, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Are you looking to build a custom headless CMS (Content Management System) but don’t know where to start? Wondering what are the advantages of a headless CMS? What are the best tools and technologies to use? What are the steps to creating a custom headless…

Optimizing npm script performance

March 30, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

⏱ Node Weekly is moving to Tuesdays. We’re making some changes to our schedule, and since next Tuesday isn’t far away, we’re skipping next week’s issue and we’ll be back on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. See you then!__Peter Cooper, your editor Are Half of New…

Enabling DevSecOps with Amazon CodeCatalyst

March 29, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

DevSecOps is the practice of integrating security testing at every stage of the software development process. Amazon CodeCatalyst includes tools that encourage collaboration between developers, security specialists, and operations teams to build software that is both efficient and secure. DevSecOps brings cultural transformation that makes…

Rethinking modern React best practices

March 29, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

React Labs: What We’ve Been Working On — The latest look behind the scenes at what’s going on in the React project. React Server Components unsurprisingly make an appearance, but the most striking update is on the progress behind React Forget — an optimizing compiler…

Playwright now offers a UI mode

March 24, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Speeding Up the JavaScript Ecosystem: npm Scripts — The latest in what has been a fascinating series on finding ‘low hanging fruit’ when it comes to performance in the JavaScript world. The author explains it best himself: “‘npm scripts’ are executed by JavaScript developers ……

Unit Testing AWS Lambda with Python and Mock AWS Services

March 23, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

When building serverless event-driven applications using AWS Lambda, it is best practice to validate individual components.  Unit testing can quickly identify and isolate issues in AWS Lambda function code.  The techniques outlined in this blog demonstrates unit test techniques for Python-based AWS Lambda functions and…

Node.js challengers gaining ground

March 23, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

Deno 1.32 Released with Enhanced Node Compatibility — I know this is a Node newsletter, but given Deno’s provenance and continuing insistence for Node.js compatibility, this is Node news in a round about way. 1.32 ships with TypeScript 5 and extends package.json support in particular. Deno…

Integrating with GitHub Actions – Amazon CodeGuru in your DevSecOps Pipeline

March 22, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

Many organizations have adopted DevOps practices to streamline and automate software delivery and IT operations. A DevOps model can be adopted without sacrificing security by using automated compliance policies, fine-grained controls, and configuration management techniques. However, one of the key challenges customers face is analyzing…