npm weekly #164: We’re searching for a VP of Product, getting some API love from Lerna, and a cute baby wombat video
We’re hiring a VP of Product
We’re hiring again, and this time it’s for a VP of product. We’re looking for an experienced product leader who is comfortable participating in technical communities. Exceptional communication and organizational skills are a must.
Want to help us shape the most important and fastest growing programming language on earth? Learn more at npmjs.com/jobs (or send it to someone you think would be awesome!)
npm.community Corner
Did you know there’s a section of npm.community exclusively focused on docs and how we can improve them? That’s right! If you find a typo or have a suggestion for how an explanation can be improved or updated, we want to hear it! Head over to npm.community and sign up to submit your feedback on npm’s docs!
What we’re reading: Upcoming Node.js Features Improve Experience for CLI App Authors
Curious about what some of the new features in the next release of Node.js might be? Christopher Hiller wrote a fantastic post speculating on some of the next features for the web’s most popular programming language. Check it out!
Don’t miss ThunderPlains 2018
Tickets are now on sale for one of the very best events of the year: ThunderPlains. Join us on November 1 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. npm Head of Security Adam Baldwin will be there to present. You won’t want to miss out on the chance to participate in one of the most welcoming communities in tech. See you there!
ICYMI: Next Generation Package Management
Last week we announced tink, a proof of concept implementation of an install-less installer. We’re really looking forward to learning what you think of tink and how it might change the way you relate to Node.js projects and the npm Registry.
Read the announcement for the all the details on tink.
libnpmaccess gets some Lerna love
Recently, Lerna maintainer Daniel Stockman announced that the workflow optimization tool for managing multi-package repositories with git and npm is now using libnpmaccess. We’re excited to see other projects using our easy to use and easy to maintain API.
To learn more about the libnpm API, check out npmjs.com.
We’ve been enjoying this cute video of a joey wombat named George going about his daily activities. Taking a break to watch adorable animal videos is always a good idea, so enjoy!
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