Darcy Clarke
Darcy is the Founder & CEO of vlt technology inc. (a SaaS dev tools platform aimed at the JavaScript ecosystem). He's a serial entrepreneur who has created numerous award-winning products & experiences with a holistic approach to problem solving. He's previously the Co-Founder of Themify (a commercial WordPress co) & lead Open Source at npm Inc. (acquired, 2020) & GitHub. Darcy's work has supported millions of developers & end-users with billions of monthly downloads & impressions worldwide.
Montreal 2025 sessions
Modernizing JavaScript Supply Chain Security
English session - Intermediate
Explore how vlt, the next-gen JavaScript package manager built by the former npm team, tackles modern supply chain security threats. With features like a GUI for dependency graph visualization and the innovative Dependency Selector Syntax (DSS), vlt is designed to empower developers. Learn how deep insights from npm’s ecosystem, including security flaws like “manifest confusion,” influenced the creation of a safer, smarter package manager.
Securing the JS Package Ecosystem With Reproducibility
English session - Advanced
Reproducibility is key to securing the JavaScript package ecosystem. In this talk, discover how `reproduce` will help you to verify a library’s build steps against it's published package counterpart, offering a practical alternative to theoretical SBOM & crypto-provenance security efforts. Learn then how reproducibility democratizes the verification & linking of source to artifacts, enhancing transparency & trust between disparate origins.
