npm weekly #115: Announcing 2FA and read-only tokens, we took puppies to Node.js Interactive, npm version 5.5.1 is out now!
Introducing two-factor authentication and read-only tokens
This week at Node.js Interactive, we announced that starting with version 5.5.0, npm supports two-factor authentication and read-only tokens.
You should make use of these security features right away to keep your npm account secure and help the community trust the packages it installs. Learn more in the full announcement on the npm blog.
What we’re watching: A Brief History of Prototypes
We mentioned a while back that Kat Marchán was presenting at this year’s Nordic.js in Stockholm, Sweden. Well, now the video from that talk has been posted: A Brief History of Prototypes. Enjoy!
What we’re reading: 10 Hard Things to Start Doing for Yourself
Some deeper things to think about, presented in 10 approachable steps. From letting go of unnecessary ideals to stretching yourself just beyond the edge of comfort to side-stepping senseless drama, this post from Marc Chernoff offers some useful advice for everyone.
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Version 5.5.1 is out now
Yesterday, the npm CLI team released version 5.5.1, which includes the new features two-factor authentication and read-only token management. It also includes some bug fixes and dependency updates, so check it out!
Node.js Interactive, puppies, and you
This week we’re in Vancouver, British Columbia for Node.js Interactive North America, and we’ve brought announcements, swag, and puppies!
npm teamed up with Pacific Assistance Dogs (PADS), who breed, raise, and train assistance dogs. If you’re at the show and missed Piers and Gunner yesterday, it’s not all lost! Today, you’ll be able to meet (and pet, and canoodle) Fuji and North. They’re good dogs. For more about PADS, check out their site and follow their adorable Instagram account.
Check out these package manager benchmarks
If you haven’t seen this repo from Zoltan Kochan, you’ll want to take a look. They’ve created the Node Package Manager Benchmark, which examines the performance of npm, pnpm, and Yarn against different frameworks including React, Ember, Angular, and more. See how your preferences fare in the comparison.
Such a good dog!
Create embeddable trend graphs for your download data
If you’ve been looking for a cool way to display your npm module download data, look no further than npmcharts. Created by Chang Wang, npmcharts allows you to embed trend graphs charting the download rates across time. A very handy new resource.
And last, but not least, another dog photo from PADS!
Here’s another very good puppy photo from Node Interactive. Don’t forget to check out PADS’ site and donate to help support their Assistance Dogs training program!
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