Rod Vagg is a strategic, multidisciplinary developer with 15 years experience in the field and serves as the Director of Engineering of NodeSource. Node.js lured him with its modularity and the productivity it affords for constructing complex and performant web applications. Rod is a strong believer in modularity as a solution to a large number of problems that plague modern application stacks. He has a keen interest in storage technologies and serves as a facilitator of the Node.js modular databases community. Rod also plays a key role in NodeSchool, a community-driven effort to create Node.js education experiences through self-driven and mentor-guided code workshops.
Node.js and the "HashWick" vulnerability
This week, the HashWick vulnerability affecting all versions of V8 was publicly disclosed. Read on to see how the vulnerability affects Node.js.
Node.js Security Release Summary - August 2018
Updates shipped for all active Node.js release lines, several low-severity vulnerabilities. Find out how the update impacts you.
Announcing a Node.js Snap for Linux Users
Now available via snap, it's easier than ever for Linux users to install a local version of Node.js.
C++ Add-ons for Node.js v4
NAN, or Native Abstractions for Node.js, helps ease the complexity of writing C++ add-ons for Node.js that support the changing landscape of V8's API.
Essential Steps: Long Term Support for Node.js
Essential Steps: Long Term Support for Node.js
NOTICE: Node.js Denial of Service Vulnerability Fix
NOTICE: Node.js Denial of Service Vulnerability Fix
Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node.js - Node by Numbers 2016
Node by Numbers 2016: Year in review for Node.js - take a deep dive into learning why 2016 was the best year yet for Node.js.
Farewell to Node.js v5, Preparing for v7
In June, the Node.js project said a final farewell to version 5. There will be no more patches, critical or otherwise, for this branch. What's next?
Node.js v0.12, io.js, and the NodeSource Linux Repositories
Node.js v0.12, io.js, and the NodeSource Linux Repositories