In this post, you learn how to improve Node.js cold start performance by up to 70% by bundling and minifying your code. You also learned how to provide a different version of AWS SDK for JavaScript and that dependencies and how they are imported affects t... (more…)

Node.js 7.7.0 contains a bug that will prevent all native modules from building, this patch should fix the issue. Apologies to everyone who was affected by 7.7.0. (more…)

npm is a great tool for building and distributing Node.js packages. It’s also a handy way to make sure that people who use your app are getting all the Node.js dependencies that the app requires to run. But getting software to your users is only half th...

Psst... You've found it. This is the JavaScript meetup for mad science, hacking, and experiments. Hang out virtually on Friday at 10am Pacific Time each week... (more…)

Starting with version 8.5.0, Node.js supports ES modules natively, behind a command line option. Most of the credit for this new functionality goes to Bradley Farias. This blog post explains the details. (more…)