Rod Vagg

I wrote up how I use this workflow daily: r.va.gg/git-fixup-comm…

Git's `fixup!` commits are undersold and underused. I'd love to see more people use them: create messy work-in-progress commits during review, then squash them cleanly before merge—without manually editing the rebase file. Set `rebase.autoSquash true` once and forget about it. 🧵

The nodei.co npm badge generator just got a big makeover. 🎨 No more rasterised PNGs - all vectors now. New shields-inspired styles. Download counts are back. Architecture much simplified for better stability & speed 🤞.

I picked up the domain node.institute a while back, intending to do something fun; but never did. I'm about to let it expire but would prefer it to go to a good home. Email me and make a case if you want it: r@va.gg.

My talk from @Speakeasy_JS last week. What is "content addressing" and how can you use it to build complex and (potentially very large) data structures? youtube.com/watch?v=VtzpJU…

The`goingnative` workshopper, debuted @ NodeConf 2014 (IIRC), just got its first release in more than 4 years! @ccarruitero put in the hard work to make it work again with modern Node.js. If you want to learn how to build C++ add-ons, take it for a spin. github.com/workshopper/go…

Made minor improvements to my simple Node.js install script gist.github.com/rvagg/742f811b…, I use this on macOS to stay updated; on Linux, snapcraft.io/node magically keeps it updated for me.

Quite proud of Polendina, a tool for speedy and uncomplicated browser testing for JavaScript libraries from the command-line. Supports Mocha, Tape and even bare sync and async `throw`ing test runners, plus TypeScript compat & more. github.com/rvagg/polendina

github.com/nodejs/unoffic… is its home with details of how it all works. There are plenty of ways that it could be improved, that's up to you!

The "Unofficial Builds" @Nodejs project ships some binaries that don't fit into official build set. In unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/relea… there are Node 12.1.0 binaries for linux-armv6l, linux-x64-musl, linux-x86 and an experimental win-arm64 that's making its debut.

Is Node.js in Decline? An analysis of the download data from nodejs.org. Including a look at total downloads and a break-down by major versions. What do the trends tell us about how people are using @nodejs & where it's headed? youtu.be/BlFOGALPabY

New video! Finally got around to publishing my coverage of the November @Nodejs security releases: 11.3.0, 10.14.0, 8.14.0 and 6.15.0. Lots of meaty goodness in here explaining the vulnerabilities included. h/t again to @matteocollina for his hard work. youtube.com/watch?v=bv1ytm…

Release Brief: Node.js 11.2.0, reviewing bunch of @nodejs changes including: • A child_proc reversion • chacha20-poly1305 for TLS • llhttp • .pending for fs&net streams • multiline REPL history • auto-destroy streams • tlsSock.getCertificate youtube.com/watch?v=z5kxKM…

Node.js & Snap: A new way to install and manage Node.js on Linux / @nodejs + @snapcraftio youtube.com/watch?v=kGlp4p…

llhttp: End of an era for Node.js' http_parser? — A brief look at a new HTTP parsing engine in @nodejs from @indutny youtu.be/TY_wOWmzn9E

I decided to explore native asynchronous stack traces in @nodejs, an exciting feature coming soon (cross fingers) youtu.be/44fdhvwgtBo, thanks @bmeurer et. al.

Trying something new: a video about the latest Node.js release, 11.1.0, discussing and describing highlights. Is this interesting? Let me know in the comments! youtu.be/VuWyFgNfMlA