036 jsAir - Managing Dependencies like a boss with Stephan Bönnemann and Ben Coe

Managing Dependencies like a boss 😎 with Stephan Bönnemann and Ben Coe Description:

The average npm project has 100 dependencies and subdependencies. Managing these dependencies can be challenging. We're going to talk about DependencyCI and Libraries.io, and with the great person behind Greenkeeper.io about how to make managing these dependencies easier.

Show sponsors:

• Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video training
• Frontend Masters - Expert front-end training
• TrackJS - JavaScript Error Monitoring
• WebStorm - Smart JavaScript IDE
• Trading Technologies - Building For What's Next
• React.js Program - Master the React.js Ecosystem
• Sentry - Cross-platform crash-reporting

Links, Picks, and Tips: Stephan Bönnemann @boennemann Links

• npm shrinkwrap
• nodesecurity.io
• app.greenkeeper.io

Tips

• Noise Cancelling Headphones help focus a lot
• Investing money in a good router really helps with WiFi quality and internet speed
• Take a break

Picks

• bundled-dependecies
• dont-break & next-update

Ben Coe @BenjaminCoe Links

• Istanbul
• Yargs
• npms.io
• standard

Tips

• dns.js.org
• Help with yargs and istanbul!

Picks

• Stranger Things on Netflix
• IstanbulJS website: http://istanbul.js.org/

Kent C. Dodds @kentcdodds Links

• How to use bundleDependencies (to avoid unpublish blues)

Tips

• Go out into nature
• Play Sports

Picks

• dont-break
• next-update
• Why semver ranges are literally the worst... - use greenkeeper? :)

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