npm weekly #197: Welcome CTO Ahmad Nassri, npm heads to JSConf EU, plus catch up on our webinar series!
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Earlier this week, we announced the addition of Ahmad Nassri as Chief Technology Officer to the team. We are excited to have Ahmad join as he brings a vast range of experience from enterprise engineering management to open source community expertise and more.
Ahmad is an active developer, founder of NodeDay Canada, start-up mentor, blogger, podcast host of Hacker Bio, and founder of TechMasters, and comes to npm after serving as chief architect for TELUS Digital. Welcome, Ahmad!
We’re also excited to announce that npm’s Co-founder, Isaac Z. Schlueter, has taken on the role of Chief Open Technology Officer. He and Ahmad will work closely together to fully integrate npm’s continuing efforts to bring value to the global community.
Catch up on our web series
Not to worry if you’ve missed any of the webinars in our latest series. You can catch all the videos, from the most important language in your stack, to your security concerns addressed over at npmjs.com/events.
Stay tuned for our upcoming webinars: “The Future of npm CLI Governance,” presented by Chief Open Technology Officer, Isaac Z. Schlueter, on Tuesday, 5/28 at 10am PT (register here) and “Introducing npm Enterprise” on Tuesday, 6/4 at 10am PT (more details and registration link coming soon).
npm heads to JSConf EU
At the end of this month, Laurie Voss and Kat Marchán head to Berlin to present at the most popular JavaScript event in all of Europe: JSConf EU. Kat will be talking about tink and Laurie is presenting on JavaScript: who, what, where, why and next.
Several other npm wombats will also be in attendance, including our new CTO, Ahmad Nassri. The event is sold out, so if you got a ticket, come say hello! If not, watch this space for videos after the event.
NodeSchool Oakland returns!
Our favorite Node.js community learning environment returns to npm HQ this Saturday. If you’re in the area, join us for NodeSchool Oakland from 1–5pm. Whether you’re a mentor-type or a learner-type you’re welcome to come and talk all things Node. Learn more about NodeSchools nationwide and globally.
Recommended package: showroom
Introducing ShowRoom, the next gen visual development and testing environment for web components. Created by Avichay Eyal, ShowRoomenables developers to isolate web components for development purposes and provides puppeteer integration for easy unit-testing. Check it out.
What we’re reading: Examples of Bad Metrics
As self-professed lovers of metrics, we found these examples of bad metrics from Daniel Miessler particularly interesting. Read on if you’re curious about how measurement can wield your best intentions against you.
Building together, an npm solution
The same tools that empower developers to work together on Open Source projects can make enterprise teams more efficient when collaborating on mission-critical applications.
Learn more about npm Orgs here.
Check out the Enterprise JavaScript in 2019 survey results
Wondering how 33,000+ developers use JavaScript? We were too, so we put together the Enterprise JavaScript in 2019 survey to assess current trends, use cases and what’s coming next in the world of JavaScript. Check out the results at javascriptsurvey.com.
Edit June 2020: the survey and results are now closed. Thank you.
