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Ethan Laurent

Ethan Laurent is a Node.js and TypeScript developer based in Austin, TX. Nine years in backend engineering, currently freelancing. Previously led architecture at a logistics analytics SaaS and built payment APIs that taught him more about the Node.js event loop than any book ever could.

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Dockerizing a Node.js app in 2026: multi-stage Dockerfile that ships clean

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Pino vs Winston in 2026: the Node.js logging benchmark and the call I make

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