npm weekly #206: Introducing the new npm Enterprise, npm cli version 6.10.2 is on the way, plus a brief lesson on numeronyms
Introducing the new npm Enterprise
We are excited to announce a major upgrade to our npm Enterprise offerings! npm Enterprise now includes package filtering, single sign-on enhancements, an Enterprise Vulnerability Reporting (EVR) system (beta), and more.
To learn more about npm Enterprise’s new functionality, check out the product page, read the technical details on our blog, or join our upcoming webinar, “Enterprise JavaScript done right: the tools you love, the security you need,” presented by CTO Ahmad Nassri on Tuesday, 7/30 at 10am PT.
Coming soon: npm@6.10.2
A pre-release of the next version of npm hit the web on Tuesday in v6.10.2-next.0. npm@6.10.2-next.1 went live Wednesday, so go take a look at the cache issues and other bugfixes to give your feedback on the upcoming release.
Adam chats about supply chain attacks with Absolute AppSec
Earlier this week, Adam Baldwin, VP of Security, joined Ken Johnson and Seth Law for episode 65 of Absolute AppSec. They talked about everything from third party dependencies to supply chain security to developer burnout as an attack vector. Listen in!
What we’re reading: JavaScript from the inside out!
We loved this stripped-down introduction to the basics of JavaScriptfrom Areknawo. Not the features, syntax or anything like that but a clear look in a very beginner-friendly approach to the more static basics of the world’s more popular programming language.
Recommended project: Passable
Passable is a JS library for writing validations in a way that’s structured and declarative.
Inspired by the syntax of modern unit testing framework, passable validations are written as a spec or a contract, that reflects your form structure. Your validations run in production code, and you can use them in any framework (or without any framework at all). Check it out!
See Laurie’s JSConf Asia talk
If you missed JSConf Asia in Singapore this past June, not to worry! Laurie Voss, our Chief Data Engineer’s talk on JavaScript — Who, What, Where, Why and Next was captured on video, and now you can see it here!
Work on the world’s largest software repository
Curious about what it would be like to work on a product with 10 million+ users and over 40 billion software package downloads every month? We are currently looking for engineers, security pros, design folks and more.
See our open positions at npmjs.com/jobs.
Building amazing things together
The same tools that empower developers to work together on Open Source projects can make teams more efficient when collaborating on mission-critical applications.
Learn how npm Orgs can help your team!
Did you know? A brief lesson on numeronyms
Earlier this week, as pointed out by Tim Myers, many folks were surprised to learn the logic behind numeronyms. You might already be familiar with several examples like a11y, i18n, or k8s. As Tim states:
“i18n gets its name because there are 18 letters between the ‘i’ and the ’n’ in ‘internationalization.’”
