Node.js developer + educator ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Indie business owner ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Author of 'Express API Validation Essentials' - expressapivalidation.com ๐Ÿ“—

London, UK
Joined December 2006
What you need to know about ES modules in Node.js: ๐Ÿค˜ Great support >= v12.20.0 / v14.13.0 ๐Ÿ‘Œ import CommonJS modules no problem ๐Ÿคท No big benefit updating existing apps ๐Ÿš€ Use for all your new projects Read more on my blog ๐Ÿ‘‡ simonplend.com/what-you-needโ€ฆ
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Simon Plenderleith retweeted
developer communities will agree that garbage collection is good but still won't kick out the nazis
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Writing up the latest edition of my weekly-ish Node.js newsletter which I'll be sending tomorrow morning โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘€ Here's one which I sent out recently: ckarchive.com/b/8kuqhohzrzpn Join my 162 lovely subscribers and sign up now ๐Ÿ‘‡ simonplend.com/newsletter/
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Simon Plenderleith retweeted
Here is a reminder for whoever needs to hear it: console.log is not a production logger in @nodejs. Itโ€™s great for debugging (and I use it all the time). In 2016 I wrote pino ๐ŸŒฒ and Iโ€™ve been super happy with it! Check it out at buff.ly/2TTUuAY
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When all other efforts to focus on a task fail, it's time to crack out the pomodoro timer ๐Ÿ…
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Made burgers for lunch because why the hell not. The food coma has hindered my productivity this afternoon, but I have no regrets ๐Ÿ”
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"prioritise the experience of your users over your experience developing something" I love how @piccalilli_ frames a "minimum viable experience" in this post ๐Ÿ‘
๐Ÿ“ฃ New post: A minimum viable experience makes for a resilient, inclusive website or app I explain what a minimum viable experience is & how I think itโ€™s a crucial part of progressive enhancementโ€™s role in building resilient websites and apps for the web piccalil.li/blog/a-minimum-vโ€ฆ
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Thinking about starting a project to help track ES module support in the Node.js ecosystem. The goal is to help developers anticipate pain points. For this to be viable it needs to be a community effort - I'd love to hear your feedback and ideas! ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‚ github.com/simonplend/nodejsโ€ฆ
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