Tag: development

Does Node need a mascot of its own?

September 19, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

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…

Node v20.6.0 released with .env support

September 5, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

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…

.env support coming to Node

August 29, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

👋 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…

Updated Version Of Next/Tailwind Stack

August 24, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

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…

College Student’s Guide to Mobile App Development: From Idea to App Store

August 18, 2023 By Mark Otto Off

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…

Official docs on using TypeScript with React

August 16, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

⛱ 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…

Opening up the Node.js toolbox

August 1, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

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,…

The Node.js best practices list gets a 2023 update

July 25, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

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,…

Automating code updates with codemods

July 18, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

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…