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Since May 5, 2015.

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help wanted
  • Show how to log stack traces
  • Always keep original error:
    node promise.catch(e => { let error = new Error('Authentication failed') error.originalError = e })
  • And use long stack traces both longjohn and bluebird's
  • Show how to use node-inspector (node & babel-node)
  • debugger; --debug & --debug-brk
  • Recommend step debugging boxed in IDEs
  • node-profiler
  • node-webkit-agent
  • node-block for watching event-loop latency
  • nodetime
  • new relic

What success looks like: Succinctness and clarity. Less is more.
Reference Wikis: Authentication & Authorization, Setup

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/cc @NinjaSudo @philster @azoff @DiyahM

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