--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 100" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 100 published_at: "2015-08-20" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/100" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 100 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/100) Node WeeklyAugust 20, 2015 #100 Mikeal Rogers [For Node, 4.0 Is The New 1.0](https://medium.com/node-js-javascript/4-0-is-the-new-1-0-386597a3436d)As part of the convergence of Node and io.js, Node 4 will contain all the improvements made in io.js as well as features from Node 0.12. SitePoint [5 Easy Performance Tweaks for Express](http://www.sitepoint.com/5-easy-performance-tweaks-node-js-express/)Nothing too advanced: Switch to production mode, enable gzip, remove unnecessary middleware, use a simpler template engine & use caching. Byte Archer [Semver Explained: Why Is There A Caret (^) in My package.json?](http://bytearcher.com/articles/semver-explained-why-theres-a-caret-in-my-package-json/)A primer on semantic versioning, how it relates to npm, and how the ^ prefix allows any newer minor or patch level version of a dependency. ViaductSponsor [Fast, reliable and easy to deploy hosting for your Node apps](https://viaduct.io/t/nodeweekly)Viaduct is a new, affordable place to host your apps. Get up and running in seconds. Sign up today and use the coupon code NODEWEEKLY for £30 free credit. [![Viaduct\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/c4fb97c2.png)](https://viaduct.io/t/nodeweekly) Ionică Bizău [COBOL: A Bridge for Calling COBOL Code from Node](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/node-cobol/)I’d be amazed if anyone finds a valuable, production use for this, but if calling 1959’s best programming language sounds like fun, give it a go. Kristian Poslek [How to Build A Complete Desktop App with Node and Electron](https://medium.com/developers-writing/building-a-desktop-application-with-electron-204203eeb658)A detailed walkthrough of building a ‘sound machine’ desktop app. Benjamin Gruenbaum [io.js and The Future of Server Side JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGpmUyFnyuQ)A quick tour of io.js, what it brought to the table, and what the process of contributing code to it involves. David Walsh [Intercept HTTP Requests with 'nock'](http://davidwalsh.name/nock)Nock is a module that intercepts requests and lets you respond to them as you wish, including sending back custom response codes and payloads. Willi Thiel [heimcontrol.js: Node Home Automation with Raspberry Pi and Arduino](https://ni-c.github.io/heimcontrol.js/)Ties together Node, MongoDB, WebSockets, HTML5, and more to make it possible to control your home devices from any device. 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