Alberto Gimeno

  Ecosystem Engineer at GitHub. Sometimes I write about JavaScript, Node.js, and frontend development.

     



7 Stories by Alberto Gimeno

Jest testing: Top features and how to use them

Jest is not only powerful, but also elevates framework testing to a whole new level. Here's how you can use Jest to its full...
1 6 min read

Node.js multithreading: Worker threads and why they matter

Learn about worker_threads, the Web Workers API, and find some inspiration for how to use web workers to handle complex tasks.
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Scaling your Node.js app using distributed queues

Learn how to scale your app using Node.js distributed worker queues, which allow you to solve errors and prioritize and delay jobs easily.
0 9 min read

How to migrate a database schema at scale

Evolving your database schema without downtimes and thus without disrupting your users may require many steps, but I find it better, less stressful, and...
0 5 min read

Web security 101

Web security can be overwhelming, this article will help you understand the most common attacks and how to avoid or mitigate them.
1 8 min read

How to protect your Node.js applications from malicious dependencies

You have probably heard about a recent incident where a popular npm package, event-stream, included malicious code that could have affected thousands of apps...
2 3 min read

Promise chaining is dead. Long live async/await

​​While async functions have been around forever, they are often left untouched. Async/await is what some may consider an outcast. ​​Why? ​​​​A common misconception...
4 4 min read