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	Podcast:		voiceofthedba's podcast
	Episode:		Trust But Verify
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:04:19
	Publish Date:		2018-12-17 20:00:00
	Description:		Npm is the default package manager for the Node.js runtime. Most of us have heard of of Javascript, which is used extensively in writing applications. When developers write code using this framework, they often include code from other packages and developers, just referring to the functions they need. This allows applications to build on the work of others, without having to re-implement functionality that is commonly used. Many languages have libraries that are available for use, but most require that a developer download them, include them in their software and then publish the resulting software. In many node.js applications, the developer does some of this, but when they publish the application, the users pull down the versions of the packages that they need at that time. This allows developers to avoid including a lot of code in their applications, reducing file sizes, bandwidth, etc. Read the rest of Trust But Verify
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