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I would like to use Deno but I am not in a position of power even if I was, it's not always easy to switch, especially with a full backlog. Anyway, how does De

I would like to use Deno but I am not in a position of power even if I was, it's not always easy to switch, especially with a full backlog. Anyway, how does Deno solve this?

eitland 5y ago
I'll start with the question: Deno solves this by making you specify on the command line or in a config file what an application should have access to, for instance for a simple web application you can specify that it only has read acesss to one folder of static files, write access to the log folder and can only connect to the postgres server. It is also very simple, see: https://deno.land/manual@v1.16.4/getting_started/permissions https://deno.land/manual@v1.16.4/getting_started/permissions As for the first part, I'm in the lucky position where nobody can just rewrite everything to todays flavor of js, but where we can decide in the team to test out new technology when we have a chance to, for example on a new small project. There's another guy on the team that is enthusiastic about it too and I guess he'll throw together a demo soon, then we'll discuss it.
- beebeepka 5y ago
  Thanks for your time. I am about to start a new personal project and your post, combined with some curiosity, is all I needed to hear. I've reached a point where doing the same thing with the same tech is making me feel uneasy.
  - eitland 5y ago
    Full disclosure: I've only toyed with it so far. That said: What I have seen seems extremely interesting, both the audited standard library and the permission model, the built in support for TypeScript, single binary runtime and the avoidance of a single package repo. Good luck with your next personal project. I guess now might be a perfect time to invest in learning Deno. It might not take of, but if it doesn't it will probably make me a little sad when I realize it, and I am a Java man (although I enjoy a number of other languages as well).

I would like to use Deno but I am not in a position of power even if I was, it's not always easy to switch, especially with a full backlog. Anyway, how does Deno solve this?

eitland 5y ago

I'll start with the question: Deno solves this by making you specify on the command line or in a config file what an application should have access to, for instance for a simple web application you can specify that it only has read acesss to one folder of static files, write access to the log folder and can only connect to the postgres server. It is also very simple, see: https://deno.land/manual@v1.16.4/getting_started/permissions https://deno.land/manual@v1.16.4/getting_started/permissions As for the first part, I'm in the lucky position where nobody can just rewrite everything to todays flavor of js, but where we can decide in the team to test out new technology when we have a chance to, for example on a new small project. There's another guy on the team that is enthusiastic about it too and I guess he'll throw together a demo soon, then we'll discuss it.

beebeepka 5y ago
Thanks for your time. I am about to start a new personal project and your post, combined with some curiosity, is all I needed to hear. I've reached a point where doing the same thing with the same tech is making me feel uneasy.
- eitland 5y ago
  Full disclosure: I've only toyed with it so far. That said: What I have seen seems extremely interesting, both the audited standard library and the permission model, the built in support for TypeScript, single binary runtime and the avoidance of a single package repo. Good luck with your next personal project. I guess now might be a perfect time to invest in learning Deno. It might not take of, but if it doesn't it will probably make me a little sad when I realize it, and I am a Java man (although I enjoy a number of other languages as well).