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.
 Wes Bos Host
 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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