The package manager npm was initally released ten years ago and is used by millions of JavaScript developers today. It is now being acquired by GitHub—which itself was purchased by Microsoft two years ago. What does this latest step mean for npm users? Let’s take a closer look.
While 99.9% of npm’s public registry users fall within the range of acceptable use, the outliers will have to take action by either limiting their requests or purchasing the Enterprise edition. The new, clarified rules of npm’s acceptable use are listed on their blog and will be enforced starting this month, September 2019.
npm, Inc. announced the availability of npm Enterprise, a managed deployment of the npm registry. How will this solution impact the community of enterprise developers? Let’s have a closer look.
The npm team released a report that presents the state of JavaScript in review for 2018 and gives some predictions for 2019. In this article, we will review some of the highlights, namely the state of JavaScript tooling. Are users satisfied the current state of JavaScript tools? Which tool do they use most?
More npm news, as the popular package manager announces that they are joining TC39, the working group responsible for defining the standard for JavaScript.
It’s time to update your bookmarks: the npm forums have moved! The popular package manager is moving away from GitHub and npm has a new forum for bug reports and support.
We have already discussed the overall results of the 2017 State of JavaScript report some months ago. But the data is so rich that analysis can go on forever! This time we have a quick look at some highlights concerning the usage of JavaScript across different industries.
It’s time for another programming pub quiz! This week, we’re testing your knowledge about npm. Do you know everything there is to know about this package manager for Node.js and other JavaScript projects?
Earlier this week, many developers suffered a disruption when Azer Koçulu unpublished a package that JavaScript projects use to install dependencies, including left-pad, an 11-line npm package which has been downloaded more than 575,000 times. Over a thousand software projects were affected.
Wil Moore III explores the best options for packaging and sharing reusable web components.
Another feather landed in node.js cap today as AWS released an official SDK written specifically for the trendy JS-based environment.
