Michael Dawson
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Michael Dawson
@mhdawson.bsky.social
Senior Principal Software Engineer, AI & Data Science on the Ecosystem Engineering team at Red Hat. Enjoys exploring tech and building apps to make daily life more fun! (All posts my own opinion)
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In my continued exploration of using Llama Stack with #nodejs this post looks at observability - developers.redhat.com/articles/202...
How to implement observability with Node.js and Llama Stack | Red Hat Developer
Enhance your Node.js AI applications with distributed tracing. Discover how to use Jaeger and OpenTelemetry for insights into Llama Stack interactions
developers.redhat.com
It's great to see and a you did a great job getting it there!
Type stripping is now stable.
Enjoy 🌞
Node.js v25.2.0 Current is out 💚

Notable changes + updates here:
nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I submitted to be a @confooca.bsky.social speaker. Vote for my proposals! confoo.ca/en/2026/call... #javascript #ai #qa
Michael Dawson | ConFoo.ca
FullStack Conference for developers February 25-27, 2026 in Montreal, Canada.
confoo.ca
September 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The next article in my series on using llama stack with Python - developers.redhat.com/articles/202..., @rhdevelopers
How to implement observability with Python and Llama Stack | Red Hat Developer
Enhance your Python AI applications with distributed tracing. Discover how to use Jaeger and OpenTelemetry for insights into Llama Stack interactions
developers.redhat.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Latest installment of my series on using Llama stack with Python - developers.redhat.com/articles/202...
Implement AI safeguards with Python and Llama Stack | Red Hat Developer
Learn how to implement Llama Stack's built-in guardrails with Python, helping to improve the safety and performance of your LLM applications
developers.redhat.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you are interested in Llama Stack and using it from your python applications you might want to check out my exploration of tool calling and agents with LLama Stack in developers.redhat.com/articles/202...
Exploring Llama Stack with Python: Tool calling and agents | Red Hat Developer
Harness Llama Stack with Python for LLM development. Explore tool calling, agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) for versatile integrations
developers.redhat.com
July 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Recording and minutes from the #nodejs Technical Steering Committee meeting today in case you want to catch up github.com/nodejs/TSC/p..., www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKRX...
doc: add minutes for meeting 25 June 2025 by mhdawson · Pull Request #1753 · nodejs/TSC
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June 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Help us understand what the followers of the @nodejs.org account find most valuable and useful. Complete the survey to add your input.
It's been 7 months since our Bluesky account went into operation! 🦋

Dear followers, what do you think about the existing content on this account, and what else would you like to see? Come join us in our follower survey!

Discussion thread: https://github.com/nodejs/bluesky/discussions/140
Node.js Bluesky Follower Survey Discussion Thread · nodejs/bluesky · Discussion #140
As previously discussed in #128, to improve the content curation of the Node.js Bluesky account and better align what followers want to see and what gets posted, we are now conducting a survey and ...
github.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
Node.js v20.19.3 is out! 🎉

Full changelog 👇

nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
Node.js — Node v20.19.3 (LTS)
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
nodejs.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
We’re deeply saddened to mark the passing of Mikeal Rogers after a courageous fight with cancer.

Mikeal wasn’t just a leader in the open source world. He was a connector, a builder of community, and someone who showed up for others in meaningful ways.

Thank you, Mikeal 💚 hubs.la/Q03s_C7G0
In Memory of Mikeal Rogers: A Builder of Communities | OpenJS Foundation
It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Mikeal Rogers, a leader, builder, and advocate for open source communities and for the people who power them.
hubs.la
June 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
We’re heartbroken by the loss of Mikeal Rogers, a key figure in the Node.js ecosystem and a force behind what makes this community what it is. To help preserve his legacy, we’ve opened a GitHub repo for stories, photos, and memories: github.com/nodejs/mikeal

💚 Thank you, Mikeal. hubs.la/Q03t0DVL0
GitHub - nodejs/mikeal: In light of the the contributions that Mikeal made to Node.js and the larger ecosystem and his recent passing this repository will provide a place for people to contribute thei...
In light of the the contributions that Mikeal made to Node.js and the larger ecosystem and his recent passing this repository will provide a place for people to contribute their condolences and mem...
hubs.la
June 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Recording from the #nodejs Node-api team meeting today in case you want to catch up - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eCD...
2025-06-20-Node.js Node-API Team meeting
YouTube video by node.js
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June 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Recording and minutes from the #nodejs TSC meeting today in case you want to catch up - github.com/nodejs/TSC/p..., www.youtube.com/watch?v=um3g...
doc: add minutes for meeting June 18 2025 by mhdawson · Pull Request #1750 · nodejs/TSC
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June 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
Say hi to @joyeecheung.bsky.social, compilers engineer at @igalia.com, Node.js TSC member (since 2017) & V8 committer (since 2018). In “Shipping Node.js Packages in 2025,” she shows how recent Node releases help fixing the long-standing CJS/ESM headaches.
June 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
Say hi to @marcoippolito.dev‬ (@ HeroDevs), Node.js TSC member & TC39 delegate. In “Yet Another Config File,” he walks through the long road to node.config.json, why it took years to land, and how it improves runtime config for modern Node.js devs.
June 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Recording from the #nodejs Node-api team meeting today in case you want to catch up - www.youtube.com/watch?v=awEj...
20250-06-13-Node.js Node-API Team meeting
YouTube video by node.js
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June 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In my continued exploration of using Llama Stack with #nodejs this post looks at observability - developers.redhat.com/articles/202...
How to implement observability with Node.js and Llama Stack | Red Hat Developer
Enhance your Node.js AI applications with distributed tracing. Discover how to use Jaeger and OpenTelemetry for insights into Llama Stack interactions
developers.redhat.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Recording and minutes from the Next-10 meeting today in case you want to catch up - github.com/nodejs/next-..., youtu.be/NhVoDImuF0I
doc: add minutes for meeting 11 June 2025 by mhdawson · Pull Request #349 · nodejs/next-10
github.com
June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reposted by Michael Dawson
Node.js release day: 24.2.0 is out ! More Explicit Resource Management support, import.meta.main, and much more – see download information and full changelog at nodejs.org/en/blog/rele...
Node.js — Node v24.2.0 (Current)
Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
nodejs.org
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Recording from the #nodejs Node-api team meeting today in case you want to catch up - www.youtube.com/watch?v=QacV...
2025-05-30-Node.js Node-API Team meeting
YouTube video by node.js
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May 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Recording and minutes of the #nodejs Technical Steering Comittee meeting today in case you want to catch up www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V5o..., github.com/nodejs/TSC/p...
2025-05-28-Node.js Technical Steering Committee meeting
YouTube video by node.js
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May 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm continuing to explore using Llama Stack with #nodejs. In this installment I look at using guardrails to make the use of large language models safer - developers.redhat.com/articles/202...
Implement AI safeguards with Node.js and Llama Stack | Red Hat Developer
Explore how to utilize guardrails for safety mechanisms in large language models (LLMs) with Node.js and Llama Stack, focusing on LlamaGuard and PromptGuard
developers.redhat.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Just back from #PowerUp2025 where I talked about #nodejs. Some thoughts and reflections about the conference - developers.redhat.com/blog/2025/05...
PowerUp 2025 Wrap up - Thoughts from the Red Hat Team | Red Hat Developer
Members from the Red Hat Node.js team were recently at PowerUp 2025. It was held in Anaheim, California this year and featured a mix of topics including good coverage of open source
developers.redhat.com
May 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Slides for my talk on #nodejs and Large Language Models at #PowerUp2025 last week - github.com/mhdawson/pre...
github.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Slides from my talk "An introduction to #nodejs" today at PowerUP 2025 - github.com/mhdawson/pre...
github.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM