npm weekly #108: npm Enterprise and edge computing, yet more new ways to join the npm team, your chance to get stickers in Argentina!

npm Enterprise and edge node computing

For more than two years, big companies have been able to install and operate a private clone of the npm Registry using npm Enterprise.

Earlier this week, we blogged about some of the requirements and challenges of offering selective mirroring of the Registry, provisioning additional big-I.T. tools, and giving companies control over their data. The architecture is an example of edge node computing, an emerging design principle that combines widely distributed data and dispersed processing.

Check out the post for more on what we‘ve built and how it works. And, if you might like to spin up npm Enterprise at your company, try it for free.

Now hiring: supportfolk!

If you’re able to solve technical problems from a distance with empathy, then you might be exactly the person we’re looking for. We’re hiring a full-time Support Techto join npm’s team in service of the millions of developers who contribute to the npm ecosystem everyday.

Check out the job listing for the full detailsand get your information to us by Friday, August 25.

Didn’t make it to SeattleJSConf?

We got you covered. Get a sneak peek at Ashley Williams’ talk from SeattleJS Conference before the videos get released, and check out the slides from her talk about systems programming for frontend devs.

Watch this space for the event videos. We’ll share Ashley’s and Kat Marchán’shere!

What we’re watching: Publish your own npm module

Bookmark this post from Andrew Mead, a two-part video series covering the basics of publishing a module to the npm Registry. Give it a watch, then share it with a new-to-npm friend to help them get started. Enjoy!

Now hiring: writerhumans!

Do you blog about JavaScript? Do you write the words good? Do you like baby wombats? Well!

npm’s marketing team needs your copywriting help to explain how npm works and show off the amazing things our community builds. This role is distinct from our recent listing for a technical writer, and it isn’t to replace your Weeklyeditor [who is awesome — Ed.].

If this sounds up your alley, get in touch!

Executing commands during the npm install process

Geez, are we glad the folks at ^Lift Security and the Node Security Project do such great — and visible — work. Recently, someone discovered a vulnerability in both npm and Yarn that published a git ssh:// url. The moral of the story is to keep git updated (to at least version 2.14.1). Stay safe out there, friends!

October: npm heads to Argentina

Later this fall, Kat Marchán will travel to Buenos Aires, Argentina to speak at NodeConf Argentina, and she’s not the only one! npm human Jeff Lembeck will be there to present, too. Grab your ticket while there’s still a few left, see both of them speak, and ply them for sweet, sweet sticker swag!

This week we learned about caracals, so now you will, too

No, caracals are not even close to a distant relation to wombats, but they’re so cool that we had to share. Local to parts of Africa and East Asia, caracals aren’t just pretty to look at. Those tufts of fur that give their ears a little crested appearance actually help them hear prey better, making them small but effective hunters. Learn more about caracals over at NatGeo.

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