5 Quick NodeJS tips

1. Settings

Always keep settings in a config/settings module, this way if you change the way you read them, you just change this single module

2. Is module run as require or directly?

You can have a module that is both available as part of the commandline and can be required as well

3. Update NPM

npm i npm -g — nuff said.

4. NPM Shrinkwrap

To lock down all npm package versions, so when someone runs npm install everyone will have the exact same version, you can use

npm shrinkwrap

5. NPM home

npm home {packageName} can be used to open the homepage of a package.