the npm website: a tale of wonder and woe (and wombats!)

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@rockbot #jsconﬁs an overview of npm

@rockbot #jsconﬁs does not mean "node package manager" npm …

@rockbot #jsconﬁs is a package manager for JavaScript npm …

@rockbot #jsconﬁs started out as open source npm …

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@rockbot #jsconﬁs became a company in 2014 npm …

@rockbot #jsconﬁs the npm website: a brief history

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@rockbot #jsconﬁs hey look! a wombat!

@rockbot #jsconﬁs npm

@rockbot #jsconﬁs shoutout to @itsjonq

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@rockbot #jsconﬁs 0 300,000 600,000 900,000 1,200,000 Users Sessions users
on the website

@rockbot #jsconﬁs current team size: three

@rockbot #jsconﬁs Lessons Learned

@rockbot #jsconﬁs metrics and logs: the data you didn't know
you needed

@rockbot #jsconﬁs Frameworks don’t matter.

@rockbot #jsconﬁs Use a framework; stop reinventing the wheel

@rockbot #jsconﬁs Your codebase is an archeological dig site

@rockbot #jsconﬁs code quality === confidence

@rockbot #jsconﬁs modularity is about trust

@rockbot #jsconﬁs stakeholders are everywhere

@rockbot #jsconﬁs “open source” !== “community-responsive”

@rockbot #jsconﬁs change is inevitable

@rockbot #jsconﬁs npm loves you

Raquel Vélez @rockbot http://rckbt.me raquel@ js.com

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