7 articles tagged with "nodejs"
Most Node.js apps get SIGTERM'd and just... die. Mid-request. Mid-transaction. Mid-chaos. Here's how to shut down like a professional — finishing what you started before turning off the lights.
Why blocking your HTTP request to send an email is like making a customer stand at the checkout while you personally drive to the warehouse. Job queues are the answer — and they're easier than you think.
The Node.js event loop is the secret sauce behind its blazing speed — and also the first thing developers accidentally destroy. Learn how it works and how to stop choking it.
Every time your app fetches the same data from the database twice, a database cries. Learn how to use Redis caching in Node.js to make your API blazing fast — and give your poor DB a break.
Your Express API is wide open and someone's already firing 10,000 requests a minute at it. Here's how to add rate limiting before your server turns into a crater.
You've heard of SQL injection and XSS, but prototype pollution? This sneaky JavaScript attack lets hackers silently corrupt your entire app by mutating Object.prototype itself — and you probably have vulnerable code in production right now. Let's fix that.
Processing a 2GB CSV by loading it entirely into memory is like eating an entire buffet in one bite. Node.js Streams let you take it one chunk at a time — and your server stops crashing at 3am.