Category: Quick Tips

A handy collection of quick tips for Node.js, JavaScript, Git and the command line.

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Generate v4 UUIDs without needing the uuid library

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 7, 2021
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Cancel async operations with AbortController

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Post date September 7, 2021
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Make your imports clearer with the node: protocol

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 7, 2021
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Take advantage of promise-based APIs in Node.js

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date September 7, 2021
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2 min read timers/promises module stream/promises module fs/promises module dns/promises module

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Tips for migrating from Express to Fastify

Post author By Simon Plenderleith
Post date March 11, 2021
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2 min read Server creation and configuration is quite similar Fastify plugins are configured a little differently to Express middleware Express routes won’t show up when you call fastify.printRoutes() Fastify automatically serializes objects and arrays to JSON when you send them