The hosts introduce their guest and discuss the topic of whether it is safe to install random code from npm. They talk about socket.dev, a developer tool that helps to understand open source packages and assess the risks associated with them.
In this Supper Club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Feross Aboukhadijeh about his work on Socket which helps to make sure the code you get from npm is safe and secure. They also touch on his work on Wormhole and Web Torrent.