January 24th, 2022 × #javascript#nodejs#dependencies
Updating Project Dependencies
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss strategies and best practices for updating dependencies and managing breaking changes in a Node.js project.
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Scott Tolinski Host
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about their process for updating project dependencies.
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Show Notes
- 00:25 Weeeeelcome
- 00:52 Sponsor: LogRocket
- 01:29 Sponsor: Magic Bell
- 03:32 What are dependencies?
- 04:04 Wes updates all the things
- 05:30 How to check if there are any updates
- 07:05 Upgrade isolated, Minor deps first.
- 09:16 Upgrade Minor groups after that
- 09:56 Then upgrade Major dependencies
- 14:47 Finally upgrade any stand along dependencies
- 15:44 Test test test
- 16:19 Watch error logging
- 17:05 Pray
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