Hacker News with Generative AI: Node.js

The tragedy of running an old Node project (abdisalan.com)
It’s been a long while since I wrote anything on this site. The framework I used was Gatsby which in 2020 was one of the hot ways of getting a good looking blog up and running quickly. With over 41 dependencies, and god knows how many more sub-dependencies, this thing was a beast.

JavaScript, Node.js, Web Development, Software Development, Legacy Code

257 points by abdisalan 3 days ago | 378 comments

Hundreds of Code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines (arstechnica.com)
An ongoing attack is uploading hundreds of malicious packages to the open source node package manager (NPM) repository in an attempt to infect the devices of developers who rely on code libraries there, researchers said.

Security, Malware, Open Source, Node.js, Software Development

8 points by thunderbong 16 days ago | 0 comments

Code libraries posted to NPM try to install malware on dev machines (arstechnica.com)
An ongoing attack is uploading hundreds of malicious packages to the open source node package manager (NPM) repository in an attempt to infect the devices of developers who rely on code libraries there, researchers said.

Cybersecurity, Malware, Software, Open Source, Node.js

14 points by dangle1 16 days ago | 1 comments

Node.js: A Deep Dive into the Secrets of CommonJS Modularity (ycombinator.com)
Node.js transformed server-side JavaScript by adopting the CommonJS (CJS) module specification, addressing key issues like the lack of a modular system and limited standard libraries.

Node.js, JavaScript, Web Development, Programming, Modules

4 points by westtan 29 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Citizen – A Node.js web app framework for fans of classic app servers (github.com/jaysylvester)
Node.js MVC web application framework. Includes routing, serving, caching, session management, and other helpful tools.

Node.js, Web Frameworks, Software, Programming, Open Source

82 points by jaysylvester 36 days ago | 30 comments

H2tunnel – ngrok alternative for Node.js in 600 LOC and no dependencies (github.com/boronine)
A CLI tool and Node.js library for a popular "tunneling" workflow, similar to the proprietary ngrok or the openssh-based ssh -L solution. All in less than 600 LOC with no dependencies.

Node.js, CLI Tools, Open Source, Networking, Alternatives

45 points by boronine 37 days ago | 13 comments

More NPM Packages on Cloudflare Workers (cloudflare.com)
Today, we are excited to announce a preview of improved Node.js compatibility for Workers and Pages. Broader compatibility lets you use more NPM packages and take advantage of the JavaScript ecosystem when writing your Workers.

JavaScript, Cloudflare Workers, Node.js, Web Development, Cloud Computing

7 points by wwoessi 37 days ago | 0 comments

Node.js, Pipes, and Disappearing Bytes (sxlijin.github.io)
Someone in one of my online communities recently asked about why their Node command was dropping output when piped to another command:

Node.js, Programming, Debugging, Command Line

102 points by mooreds 39 days ago | 37 comments

Do not use secrets in environment variables (nodejs-security.com)
We developers are well too fond of using environment variables to set application configuration and often use it to store secrets and other sensitive information.

Security, Node.js, Development, Best Practices

79 points by dangtony98 45 days ago | 92 comments

Deno 2.0 Release Candidate (deno.com)
We’ve been planning a new major version of Deno for years. Many times, it seemed imminent, but we realized the features we wanted required more work. Now, it’s finally happening. Last month, we released the final 1.x version with 1.46, and today, we’re cutting the release candidate for Deno 2.0, which includes everything we expect in the final release. This is the largest update since 1.0, with major changes like the introduction of Node’s process global.

New Releases, Software, JavaScript, Node.js

28 points by frou_dh 63 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Universal Logger for Node, Deno, Bun, Browser (adzejs.com)
Getting Started is Easy

Node.js, Deno, Bun, JavaScript, Logging

51 points by ajstacy06 66 days ago | 24 comments

Top HTTP Request Libraries for Node.js (appsignal.com)
When it comes to making HTTP requests in Node.js, developers are spoiled for choice: from the built-in and browser-familiar Fetch API to third-party libraries like Axios, Got, Superagent, Ky, and others.

Node.js, HTTP Requests, Libraries, Web Development, Programming

5 points by unripe_syntax 71 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Node.js ORM to query SQL database through an array-like API (github.com/tilyupo)
Query SQL database through an array-like API.

Node.js, SQL, Databases, Programming, ORMs

123 points by tilyupo 77 days ago | 87 comments

How to Deploy Node.js to AWS Lambda with OpenTofu and GitHub Actions (developer-friendly.blog)

Node.js, AWS Lambda, Serverless Computing, DevOps, GitHub Actions

9 points by meysamazad 80 days ago | 6 comments

What do you want to know about Node.js Security? (ycombinator.com)

Node.js, Security

7 points by lirantal 84 days ago | 4 comments

Node.js new features overview for next LTS [video] (youtube.com)

Node.js, JavaScript, Programming Languages, Software, Videos

3 points by nikodunk 85 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: CMS and SiteBuilder Built with Node.js and AI Based Block Generation (github.com/TheHadiAhmadi)

Node.js, AI, CMS, Web Development

3 points by thehadiahmadi 86 days ago | 0 comments

Real-Time Crypto Tracker Using Webhooks with React, Next.js and Node.js (medium.com)

Web Development, React, Next.js, Node.js

4 points by emchamp 104 days ago | 1 comments

Node.js Takes Steps Towards Removing Corepack (socket.dev)

Node.js, Software Development, JavaScript

5 points by feross 104 days ago | 0 comments

Node.js – v22.6.0 (nodejs.org)

Node.js, Software, New Releases

4 points by bricss 107 days ago | 0 comments

Why is spawning a new process in Node so slow? (val.town)

Node.js, Performance, Programming, JavaScript

95 points by maxmcd 117 days ago | 56 comments

Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript (github.com/nodejs)

Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Programming Languages

1204 points by magnio 119 days ago | 554 comments

Node.js Is Here to Stay (platformatic.dev)

Node.js, JavaScript, Web Development

27 points by jgalvez 123 days ago | 17 comments

How we tamed Node.js event loop lag: a deepdive (trigger.dev)

Node.js, Performance Optimization, JavaScript, Web Development, Deep Dive

40 points by mifydev 135 days ago | 22 comments

Node 18 Ate My Website (lukefernandez.io)

Node.js, JavaScript, Web Development

13 points by lukefernandez 142 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: Continuous (Preview) Releases for your NPM libraries (github.com/stackblitz-labs)

Software, Node.js, Development, Release Management

11 points by asleMammad 147 days ago | 0 comments

Dashboard and UIs for Node-Red (flowfuse.com)

Node.js, User Interfaces, Tools, Development

52 points by zegerjan 147 days ago | 7 comments

Ask HN: Well architected React and Node repos? (ycombinator.com)

React, Node.js, Software Architecture, Open Source

107 points by pixelready 154 days ago | 65 comments

AdonisJS (adonisjs.com)

Web Frameworks, JavaScript, Node.js

101 points by spacebuffer 154 days ago | 64 comments

Bun is much faster than Node.js 22 at decoding Base64 but both rely on same lib (twitter.com)

Node.js, Base64, Performance, JavaScript

122 points by tosh 154 days ago | 76 comments