Need to Node – Volume 25
The new year is off to a great start with some fresh ideas from the open source community.
What's New in the Node.js Project
Tracy Lee (@ladyleet) posted an issue seeking input on the location of Node + JS Interactive 2019--possible locations include Denver, Seattle, Vancouver, and Toronto. Please make sure to comment before Jan 15.
Michael Dawson (via Sam Roberts) has proposed a regular cadence for Security releases, although “emergency” security updates would naturally still be addressed on an as-needed basis.
There’s an active discussion around a proposal from Shelley Vohr to create a NODE_MODULE_VERSION for major Electron releases.
If you’re fluent in Arabic, check out @IntersetllarClub/nodejs.ar where community members are invited to help translate the nodejs.org website.
A new proposal to automate PRs for code modifications has been shared by Charlie Robbins (@indexzero) in the package-maintenance project.
Recently Shipped
Awesome Articles, Links, and Resources
Check out the reactindia.io for more information on an event planned for September 26-28 in Goa.
Classic game fans, rejoice! There’s now a browser-based version of picross built on Node.js
How We Designed the Librem 5 Dev Kit with 100% Free Software - via @puri_sm
Join NodeSource on February 5 for a full-day Node.js Best Practices Workshop in San Francisco, CA
One Last Thing...
If you find any awesome Node.js or JavaScript things over the next week (or beyond!), never hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @NodeSource to share and get it included in Need to Node - our DMs are open if you don’t want to share publicly!