Some helpful tools for working with open source node projects

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Helpful Node Tools

• greenkeeper
  when one of your projects' dependencies releases a new version, creates a pull request to update it
  install: npm i greenkeeper -g, run: gk enable
• npm-check
  command line tool which checks your projects dependencies, tells you when there are any out of date, upgrades them
  install: npm i npm-check -g, run: npm-check -u
• fixpack
  checks your package.json file to make sure it has important fields, organizes fields consistently
  install: npm i fixpack -g, run: fixpack
• np
  quick and easy publishing for npm packages. runs checks, tags a version, publishes to npm, pushes tags to github
  install: npm i np -g, run np [major|minor|patch]
• slow-deps
  reports the largest dependencies in your project and each dependency's max install time
  install npm i slow-deps -g, run: slow-deps
• pushpr
  pushes a local branch to github and opens up a PR create page in your browser
  install: see https://github.com/jescalan/dotfiles, run: pushpr
• nvm
  tool for managing multiple versions of node, if you need them for different projects
  install: npm i nvm -g, use: nvm use [version-number]