npm weekly #177: npm kicks winter off with a JS Party, take the 2018 JS Ecosystem Survey, and make a module do your math
Join the JS Party with npm!
Laurie Voss was interviewed by the folks at JS Party at Node+JS Interactive and they recently released the recording. Check out JS Party #55: The future of the web is npm, but maybe not JavaScript.
npm is hiring!
We’re looking for folks to join our team in the following roles:
- Platform Software Engineer
- Engineering Manager, specializing in QA Automation
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Know someone who might be interested? Send them to npmjs.com/jobs to apply now.
What we’re reading: How to use specific NodeJS version with your SPFx project
Late last week, Stefan Bauer posted this great step by step explainer on how to use a particular Node.js version with a specific SPFx generator. npx also gets a special shout out. Take a look!
It’s not too late to take the 2018 JavaScript Ecosystem Survey
We want to hear all about your experiences loving and hating JavaScript in 2018. Take our annual JavaScript Ecosystem Survey and join the JavaScript community in reviewing your year in JS. We’ll be sharing the results throughout 2019.
The latest for npm’s cli: v6.6.0-next.0
Last week, the npm CLI team announced a new pre-release version, npm@6.6.0-next.0. Version 6.5.0 is the latest for now, so keep an eye out for the announcement when v6.6.0 officially gets released. v6.6.0 includes a major refactor, so read those release notes.
Open source JavaScript is taking over software development
Over 97% of professional JavaScript developers now rely on open source code. Learn how large teams seamlessly combine proprietary code and OSS and automatically protect against security vulnerabilities.
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Showcase your project or tool here in 2019!
We’re always on the lookout for new projects, tools, or teams to highlight in the Weekly and on npm’s blog. Want to team up in the new year?
Recommended package: @iarna/math
You aren’t a machine, so you shouldn’t have to do math like one. Luckily for you Rebecca Turner created @iarna/math to do all your math for you. Enjoy!
