npm weekly #107: Keeping our ecosystems and communities friendly, npx on Toolsday, your chance to pet baby wombats
Keeping ecosystems and community friendly
Last week, we read a post from Jenn Schiffer that we agreed with so wholeheartedly that we republished it on npm’s blog.
In the post, Jenn describes the contrast between how ecosystem tools are set up to handle contributions (whether they be code snippets, static sites, or lists of your favorite pizzerias) and how the community judges the contributions made within those spaces in the ecosystem.
The bottom line: all contributions are valid contributions and each of them has value, so be friendly.
Catch up on npm@5 in this video from SacramentoJS
The folks from SacramentoJS, or SacJS, just released Rebecca Turner’s recent talk “A Brave New npm@5 World”. In just twenty-ish minutes, Rebecca walks you through all the ways npm@5 makes life better and development faster. Check it out!
What we’re watching: This amazing RGB color WaffleJS lightning talk
If you have fifteen minutes and are interested in color, science, or the intersection of the two, watch this recent lightning talk from WaffleJS by Chandler Abraham. You can also see the slides from their talk and follow Chandler on Twitter for more great color resources.
What we’re reading: Why diversity matters
Okay so first, seriously? And second, if you’re still on the fence in 2017, here is more proof that promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace is not only the right thing to do, but is one of the the best business decisions you could make.
Officially 100% about 3rd party clients/registries
In case you missed this thread from a while back, Kat Marchán talks about why npm intentionally takes initiative toward creating interoperability and compatibility.
Toolsday, featuring npx and Kat!
This week’s episode of Toolsday, the podcast about tools, tips, and tech, featured Kat Marchán, who talked about npx! Hosted by Chris Dhanaraj and Una Kravets, the episode features some live music, all the details on npx, plus some cool modules to try, all in 30 minutes! Check out Toolsday on Tuesdays.
Join us as a project manager!
We are still looking for “the best project manager you have ever worked with” to come help us manage at npm. This person will play a pivotal role in coordinating, communicating, documenting, organizing, and iterating.
Check out the job listing for the full detailsand get your information to us bytomorrow, Friday, August 11.
Balancing work with life at npm
Did you know that developers do their best work when they only clock in 35 hours per week? CJ Silverio recently discussed the importance of having a healthy relationship with work in this internal presentation. Read it, noodle on it, and then share it with someone else who should know. After that, go home!
Coming up next month: WaffleJS
Pre-sale tickets have been released for the popular San Francisco meetup WaffleJS. The September 6 event [Ahem, my birthday — Ed.] will feature none other than npm human Laurie Voss, so grab a ticket and see if you can score a wombat sticker.
Attention Australian pals! A wildlife rescue org needs volunteers to cuddle baby wombats.
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It was recently brought to our attention that IRL wombats are in need of some cuddling. According to ABC Radio Canberra, abandoned wombat joeys are in need of volunteer care to simulate the experience of being carried in their mother’s pouch 24 hours a day. If life is getting you down in the great down under, consider this opportunity to reconnect with nature and be a part of something good. Read up, bask in the cute pictures, and get in touch.
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