Node.js

Meet SurrealDB: The Multi-Tool Database Your Node.js App Needs

April 2, 2025

Do you have a need for relational and non-relational data in the same app? You should check out SurrealDB! Here's how to build a basic CRUD API using Node.js and Fastify.

Three Ways to Share Node.js Modules Across Multiple Projects

May 14, 2021

Three options for splitting Node.js code into shared libraries across multiple projects, with tradeoffs between convenience and portability.

Create PDFs with Node.js and Puppeteer

February 6, 2020

I love to play music, especially in a band. There's something amazing about the synergy of multiple people harmonizing voices and…

Build a Secure Node.js Application with JavaScript Async Await Using Hapi

January 18, 2019

At the core of the JavaScript language is its asynchronous programming model. Unfortunately, dealing with callback functions has long been…

Makin' Bacon with Node.js, Hapi, and Vue

July 18, 2018

I recently created a new demo for my Node.js Crash Course talk that I've given at several conferences. This application is a "bacon ipsum"…

SQL Server and Node.js Revisited

June 22, 2015

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about accessing SQL Server from Node.js using Edge.js. Technology can change a lot in a year, and…

Node.js for .NET Developers on Channel 9

June 17, 2015

I recently had the honor of presenting my "Node.js for .NET Developers" talk for the the Microsoft MVP Virtual Conference. The recording of…

Ahoy! Parse ye Node.js command args with yargs!

April 20, 2015

Recently I was working on a code sample in Node.js and thought to meself, "T'wouldn't it be grand to support me some command-line args for…

Hosting Node.js on Microsoft Azure

March 18, 2015

Got a fresh Node.js application to deploy? Awesome! Microsoft Azure has several options for hosting Node.js applications. In this article,…

How to leverage SQL Server with Node.js using Edge.js

February 4, 2014

I've looked at Node.js many times over the past few years. It's hard to ignore all the attention it has received. Unfortunately, being…