npm weekly #162: Join us at NodeSchool Oakland next Saturday, apply to be an SRE, and some good tips for 1:1s

REMINDER: The Node Security Platform is shutting down

It’s officially September, which means later this month the Node Security Platform will be shutting down. We’ve been hard at work on some pretty great security features to help keep your code safe. We’ve also made our security advisories available to you on our new advisory page.
Our convo with Capital One

Did you know that Capital One uses npm to manage every component they use? From their Angular front end to their Node.js backend and even their NativeScript mobile app, npm lets them manage it all!
Learn more about how Capital One uses npm in our latest npm Convo.
We want to talk to you (yes, you!)

How do you use npm? If you or your team is building something cool with npm, we want to help promote it far and wide. Let’s partner up to show off what you’ve built. Let’s chat!
Check it out: libnpmpublish
Here’s something handy: libnpmpublish. This library is good for publishing and unpublishing npm packages. Check this Node.js library out and see if it can help you. Enjoy!
NodeSchool Oakland is next weekend
It’s that time again! NodeSchool Oakland is back this month with another event at npm’s world heaquarters in — you guessed it — Oakland, California!
If you haven’t attended before, NodeSchool is a global effort to educate the Node.js community. Sign up to be either a learner or a mentor and meet some of the coolest folks in your local Node community!
RSVP for the NodeSchool Oakland event on Saturday, September 15 from 1–5pm by visiting nodeschool.io/oakland.
We extended the deadline for Senior SRE to September 7th

If you were considering applying for our Senior Service Reliability Engineer position but ran out of time, you still have one more day! We extended the deadline to tomorrow, Friday, September 7th. Apply at npmjs.com/jobs.
npm.community Corner
Have an idea for a new npm feature? There’s a place to talk through your feature ideas at npm.community. We love community contributions, so go sign up and starting sharing your ideas.
Make the best of your next 1:1 with this handy guide

We really enjoyed Julia Evans’ illustration showing how to make the most of your 1:1 time with a teammate. For more awesome and instructive illustrations take a look at Julia’s website.
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