March 03, 2017

Security on the web, Node async/await, AR.js (JS Party #1)

56 minutes

In this first episode of JS Party, Mikeal Rogers, Alex Sexton, and Rachel White discuss security on the web and how SHA-1 is broken, Node.js v7.6 and async/await, and this week’s featured project AR.js.

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Featuring:

Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X
Rachel White – GitHub, X
Alex Sexton – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

The topics covered in today’s show:

Security on the web

SHA-1 is broken

Node.js v7.6 gets async/await

Featured Project — AR.js.

Stop using SHA-1

The effects of SHA-1 on Git

Multiformats

Multihash and JS Multihash

Observatory by Mozilla - a project designed to help developers, system administrators, and security professionals configure their sites safely and securely

The PCI Security Standards Council - a global forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data protection.

Node.js v7.6 gets async/await

Experimenting with async/await

co - Generator based control flow goodness for nodejs and the browser, using promises, letting you write non-blocking code in a nicer way.

AR.js

Picks from the panel

Mikeal:

regl - Declarative stateless rendering for WebG

bits.coop

Alex:

Observatory by Mozilla

Rachel:

How Computers Read Pixels (Drawing on Canvas) — Mariko Kosaka

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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March 03, 2017

Security on the web, Node async/await, AR.js (JS Party #1)

56 minutes

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

Rollbar – Put errors in their place! npm install --save rollbar for error tracking in your Node.js apps.

Toptal – Scale your team and hire from the top 3% of developers and designers with Toptal. Email [email protected] for a personal introduction.

Featuring:

Mikeal Rogers – GitHub, X
Rachel White – GitHub, X
Alex Sexton – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

The topics covered in today’s show:

Security on the web

SHA-1 is broken

Node.js v7.6 gets async/await

Featured Project — AR.js.

Stop using SHA-1

The effects of SHA-1 on Git

Multiformats

Multihash and JS Multihash

Observatory by Mozilla - a project designed to help developers, system administrators, and security professionals configure their sites safely and securely

The PCI Security Standards Council - a global forum for the ongoing development, enhancement, storage, dissemination and implementation of security standards for account data protection.

Node.js v7.6 gets async/await

Experimenting with async/await

co - Generator based control flow goodness for nodejs and the browser, using promises, letting you write non-blocking code in a nicer way.

AR.js

Picks from the panel

Mikeal:

regl - Declarative stateless rendering for WebG

bits.coop

Alex:

Observatory by Mozilla

Rachel:

How Computers Read Pixels (Drawing on Canvas) — Mariko Kosaka