Portable Node.js
A very practical guide on how to write Node.js applications that can run seamlessly in WIndows, Mac OSx and Linux.
Issue #97 · January 28, 2019
Portable Node.js
“Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless”
Best 7 links of week #4, 2019
Articles
Why we built CockroachDB on top of RocksDB
CockroachDB uses RocksDB for its storage engine because of RocksDB's rich feature set, which is necessary for a complex product like a distributed SQL database.
Who is @horse_js?
A data science project to uncover the true identity of the notorious JavaScript parody account.
What if we could verify npm packages?
Reproducible steps for identifying unwanted and malicious code in your dependencies.
JavaScript iterator patterns
In this article we will explore different ways to create iterators and iterable values in Javascript, specifically functions, iterators, iterables and generators.
Common API mistakes and how to avoid them
A collection of 8 common mistakes that you might do while building your next API in Node.js and how to avoid them.
Using Story Structure For Better Engagement
From campfires to books to advertisements to film, stories have a power over us that no other human invention can wield. This article will explain you the basic principles to propose your narrative by using well know storytelling techniques. Warning: your next slides presentation or technical article might become more exciting!
Book of the week
Mastering Regular Expressions
by Jeffrey E. F. Friedl
Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, VB.NET and C# (and any language using the .NET Framework), PHP, and MySQL.If you don't use regular expressions yet, you will discover in this book a whole new world of mastery over your data. If you already use them, you'll appreciate this book's unprecedented detail and breadth of coverage.