Session Proposal: Contributing to npm

[darcyclarke]

Proposal

Topic of the session

Contributing to npm

Type of the session

• Collaborate
• Workshop
• Talk

Timezone of facilitator

• EDT UTC-4

Estimated duration of the session

1 hour

Follow-up / Set-up sessions (if any)

• Relevant-ish to @wesleytodd's "Contributing to Express": Session Proposal: Contributing to Express #283

Level

• Beginner
• Intermediate
• Advanced

Pre-requisite knowledge

• Experienced in Node.js/JavaScript
• Comfortable around the command line & debugging
• Familiarity w/ node-tap or similar test framework (although tap has some fairly unique attributes)
• Have participated in or are familiar with the Node.js Package Maintenance, Tooling & Release WGs or our own Open RFC process
• Familiarize themselves with our release process

Describe the session

npm is a bundled dependency of Node.js & provides some powerful tools to create, install & manage your own project's dependencies; Let's dive into working with & making your first contribution to the npm cli.

Session facilitator(s), Github handle(s) and timezone(s)

Darcy Clarke (@darcyclarke) - ET (Session Guide)

Additional context (optional)

• Let's have some fun!

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Track

• New Contributor Orientation Track (see New Contributor Orientation Track #251)
• Regular Track
• Cross-Project Track

Triage

• Track chosen
• Scheduled

[benjamingr]

Sorry I'm not great at keeping up to date - Is NPM now part of the OpenJS foundation?

[jorydotcom]

@benjamingr no - we (collab summit organizers) thought that a session like this would fit the New Contributor theme though

[jorydotcom]

Room Notes

@darcyclarke do you recall if this was recorded?

No recording available, please see slides linked in the notes.

[darcyclarke]

@jorydotcom unfortunately not. I remembered about half way in and then couldn't find an option so we continued on without. I have a slide deck we've shared on social as an artifact though.