The latest articles on DEV Community by Chukwuemeka Wisdom (@wizbuntu). https://dev.to/wizbuntu https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F829964%2F4d8bda46-103a-4386-b0c7-dfb608a5281b.jpeg https://dev.to/wizbuntu en Chukwuemeka Wisdom Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:01:29 +0000 https://dev.to/wizbuntu/top-15-libraries-you-should-use-for-every-node-express-backend-project-3k23 https://dev.to/wizbuntu/top-15-libraries-you-should-use-for-every-node-express-backend-project-3k23 <p>Let's take a look at the top 15 libraries you should consider using for your next Node/Express backend project. </p> <h1> Security </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/helmet">helmet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/express-rate-limit">express rate limiter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/xss-clean">xss-clean</a></li> <li><a href="https://express-validator.github.io/docs/">express-validator</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/cors">cors</a></li> </ul> <h1> Compression </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/compression">compression</a></li> </ul> <h1> Caching </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/redis">redis</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/apicache">apicache</a></li> </ul> <h1> Logging </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/winston">winston</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/bunyan">bunyan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/morgan">morgan</a></li> </ul> <h1> Performance Optimization </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://nodejs.org/api/cluster.html">cluster module</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/pm2">pm2</a></li> </ul> <h1> Environment Variables </h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/dotenv">dotenv</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/cross-env">cross-env</a></li> </ul> node expres javascript typescript