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September 19, 2023
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Mark Otto
Does Node.js Need a Mascot? — Go has its cute gopher, Deno has a dinosaur, Bun has, well.. a bun, but what does Node have? Nothing official, as such, and Matteo Collina ponders whether we should change that. Most of the suggestions seem tongue in…
September 5, 2023
By
Mark Otto
Node v20.6.0 (Current) Released — As we teased last week, the latest Node release includes all-new built-in support for setting environment variables via .env files, so you may no longer have a need for dotenv, depending on your use case. You can now also use…
August 29, 2023
By
Mark Otto
👋 We’re back! Well, sort of.. If you didn’t get an issue of Node Weekly in the past few weeks, don’t worry, I was on vacation. I’m technically on vacation for a couple more days but didn’t want too many issues to pass by, so…
August 24, 2023
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Mark Otto
Exciting news from Next/Tailwind! We’re happy to announce updates to our frontend v0.1.6 and backend v0.2.2, which now include a handy bulk import feature. You can upload a CSV file to create multiple records simultaneously with one click – it’s that easy. Say goodbye to…
August 18, 2023
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Mark Otto
In our increasingly digital world, apps have transcended mere entertainment or task management tools. They’ve become symbols of innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and imaginative flair. Amidst the tech-driven wave, many college students are shifting from being mere spectators to proactive innovators. If you’re a student who’s…
August 16, 2023
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Mark Otto
⛱ I’m taking two weeks off and will be back on Wednesday, September 6. So if you don’t see the newsletter turn up for a while, rest assured it’s not your fault 😉__Peter Cooper, your editor ‘My Experience Modernizing Packages to ESM’ — Mark, well known…
August 5, 2023
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Mark Otto
Developers often have to work with multiple programming languages depending on the task at hand. Sometimes, this is a result of choosing the right tool for a specific problem, or it is mandated by adhering to a specific technology adopted by a team. Within a…
August 1, 2023
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Mark Otto
PythonMonkey: JavaScript/WASM Interop for Python — The alpha release of a new way to bring Python and JavaScript together, by way of embedding Mozilla SpiderMonkey into the Python VM. This post introduces the concept with some examples, an idea of where the project is headed,…
July 25, 2023
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Mark Otto
The Node.js Best Practices List: 2023 Edition — A valuable, long standing resource has been “modernized to 2023 standards” (complete with recommendations of more modern libraries) with lots of work by creator Yoni and an ever growing team of contributors. The topics remain the same,…
July 18, 2023
By
Mark Otto
Upgrading TypeORM with jscodeshift — TypeORM is an ORM that supports both Data Mapper and Active Record patterns, and last year it introduced some breaking changes that left the author of this post facing a lot of updates to be made. What to do? Write…