Preparing a repository before a Node.js backend review
Access, diagrams, and test commands that save the first review week from becoming archaeology.
Field notes
Guides and observations from backend reviews—written for engineers preparing repositories or planning refactors.
Express error-handling patterns we flag most often
Async route wrappers, centralized handlers, and where teams accidentally swallow errors.
When to schedule a Node refactor around feature work
Capacity planning for South African teams with fixed release trains and year-end freeze windows.