Simon Plenderleith

Node.js now supports named imports from CommonJS modules, but what does that mean?

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date October 2, 2020
1 Comment on Node.js now supports named imports from CommonJS modules, but what does that mean?

5 min read Node.js v14.13.0 introduces support for named imports from CommonJS modules. Sounds great, right? But I realised I had no idea what this actually meant. Join me on my journey of discovery!

Tags CJS, CJS modules, CommonJS, ECMAScript, ES modules, ESM, Modules

Node.js Quick Tips Quick Tips

Try out command line tools with npx

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 29, 2020

< 1 min read

API Essentials

How to build filtering into your REST API

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 25, 2020

4 min read

Tags filtering, GraphQL, REST

API Essentials

How to use fetch to POST form data as JSON to your API

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 14, 2020
19 Comments on How to use fetch to POST form data as JSON to your API

4 min read

Tags Fetch API, FormData API, JSON

Express Node.js

5 best practices for building a modern API with Express

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 7, 2020
10 Comments on 5 best practices for building a modern API with Express

4 min read Jump links Enable the full use of promises and async / await 2. Validate request data with JSON Schema 3. Use an existing format for error responses 4. Send CORS response headers so web pages can call your API 5. Separate your concerns

Tags async, await, cors, errors, json schema