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Node.js core does its best to treat every platform equally. Even if most Node developers use OS X day to day, some use Windows, and most everyone deploys to Linux or Solaris. So it's important to keep your code portable between platforms, whether you're writing a library or an application.

Predictably, most cross-platform issues come from Windows. Things just work differently there! But if you're careful, and follow some simple best practices, your code can run just as well on Windows systems.

Paths and URLs

On Windows, paths are constructed with backslashes instead of forward slashes. So if you do your directory manipulation

Exporting your 2FA tokens from Authy to transfer them into another 2FA application

IMPORTANT - Update regarding deprecation of Authy desktop apps

Past August 2024, Authy stopped supported the desktop version of their apps:
See Authy is shutting down its desktop app | The 2FA app Authy will only be available on Android and iOS starting in August for details.

And indeed, after a while, Authy changed something in their backend which now prevents the old desktop app from logging in. If you are already logged in, then you are in luck, and you can follow the instructions below to export to tokens.

If you are not logged in anymore, but can find a backup of the necessary files, then restore those files, and re-install Authy 2.2.3 following the instructions below, and it should work as expected.

	# blog post: http://blog.slashpoundbang.com/post/6087617126/how-to-add-yourself-to-your-own-twitter-list
	#!/usr/bin/env ruby
	require 'twitter'

	# Replace the four strings below with your own values.
	Twitter.configure do \|config\|
	config.consumer_key = 'CONSUMER_KEY'
	config.consumer_secret = 'CONSUMER_SECRET'
	config.oauth_token = 'OAUTH_TOKEN'
	config.oauth_token_secret = 'OAUTH_TOKEN_SECRET'

	#
	# STL GDB evaluators/views/utilities - 1.03
	#
	# The new GDB commands:
	# are entirely non instrumental
	# do not depend on any "inline"(s) - e.g. size(), [], etc
	# are extremely tolerant to debugger settings
	#
	# This file should be "included" in .gdbinit as following:
	# source stl-views.gdb or just paste it into your .gdbinit file

	@echo off
	SET st3Path=C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe

	rem add it for all file types
	@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with Sublime Text 3" /f
	@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%st3Path%,0" /f
	@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%st3Path% \"%%1\"" /f

	rem add it for folders
	@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Open with Sublime Text 3" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with Sublime Text 3" /f

	TileTable = {
	{ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
	{ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
	{ 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 },
	{ 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 },
	{ 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 },
	{ 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 },
	{ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 },
	{ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 },
	{ 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 },