Episode 283: npm Updates: Love 'em or Hate 'em?
Is upgrading via npm worse now than it used to be, or are there things that can be done to help you when you're needing to upgrade a project? Can CoPilot help with knowing what the security risks are before upgrading? And what is a peer dependency error?
Host(s):
- John Papa @John_Papa
- Ward Bell @WardBell
- Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker
Recording date: May 23, 2024
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Resources:
- npm audit
- How to Update npm Dependencies
- Angular’s ng update upgrade command
- Security vulnerability mitigation with npm audit fix commands
- What is the latest version of Node
- NVM Install guide
- What’s a peer dependency vs devDependency vs dependency
- Peer Dependencies
Timejumps
- 00:27 npm shaming?
- 02:57 Is upgrading via npm worse now than it used to be?
- 11:47 Sponsor: Ag Grid
- 12:37 Does how much of an upgrade you're doing matter with npm?
- 22:13 Sponsor: IdeaBlade
- 23:00 Getting the wrong version of node
- 26:01 What if I get a "peer dependency error" issue?
- 29:53 Would CoPilot be helpful here?
Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.