--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 108" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 108 published_at: "2015-10-15" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/108" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 108 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/108) Node WeeklyOctober 15, 2015 #108 Node.js Foundation [Node v4.2.0 'Argon' Released (and 4.2.1 Too)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.2.0/)The first release with Long Term Support (LTS) with updates for at least 30 months. To recognize this, it’s been given the name ‘Argon’. [Node 4.2.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.2.1/) followed quickly thereafter with a couple of fixes. Gergely Nemeth [Node.js Security Checklist](https://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-security-checklist/)Go through a variety of security checks and considerations before deploying your app. Most aren’t Node specific but some Node-based tools and approaches are shared. Cloud 66Sponsor [The best way to run Docker in production](http://go.c66.me/nodecp)Everything you need to build, deploy and manage Docker in production on your own servers and any cloud. [Watch Cloud 66 video here.](https://vimeo.com/140805437) [![Cloud 66\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/46f020a0.png)](http://go.c66.me/nodecp) The npm Blog [How to Email Daily GIFs and Use Nodemailer with Gmail](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/130644130685/how-to-email-daily-gifs-use-nodemailer-w-gmail)A tutorial bringing together a variety of tools to create a system that will hunt down pictures of wombats and send them to you by email. dthree [Vorpal: A Framework for Interactive CLI Apps/Consoles](https://github.com/dthree/vorpal/)A framework for building immersive CLI apps/consoles based around an interactive prompt provided by [inquirer.js](https://www.npmjs.com/package/inquirer). Couchbase [Ottoman.js: A Couchbase Object Document Mapper (ODM) for Node](http://ottomanjs.com/)Bye bye boilerplate if you want to build Node apps using the Couchbase document database (of which, [a major new version is now out.](http://www.zdnet.com/article/couchbase-4-0-released-adds-multi-dimensional-scaling-and-more/)) Reason [Lambda Complex: Build and Deploy Node.js Apps Built From AWS Lambda Functions](https://github.com/exratione/lambda-complex)A framework for apps that run entirely within Lambda, SQS, and similar AWS services so you’re not running or configuring any hardware at all. Jasim Muhammed [Creating Desktop Applications with Angular and Electron](https://scotch.io/tutorials/creating-desktop-applications-with-angularjs-and-github-electron)A complete step by step walkthrough of building a simple desktop app using GitHub’s Electron project. Jobs - [Expert Node.js Instructors at Pluralsight (Freelance-Part-time)](http://www.pluralsight.com/teach) Actively seeking Node.js developers to join our tight knit family of passionate teachers and earn royalties. Pluralsight In Brief - [Need to Node: Office Hours with Rod Vagg](http://nsrc.io/1QllXCh) news Need to Node: Office Hours Oct 22 10am PT. Rod, head of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee, will be available to answer questions and discuss what's coming up next with Node.js. Register Now! NodeSourceSponsor - [Using the Google Analytics Core Reporting API from Node.js](http://www.2ality.com/2015/10/google-analytics-api.html) tutorial “Let’s create a Node.js script that downloads the top 10 most visited pages of your website.” Dr. Axel Rauschmayer - [Adding Google Sign-In with Node to a Couchbase Mobile App](http://blog.couchbase.com/2015/october/adding-google-sign-in-with-node.js-to-a-couchbase-mobile-application) tutorial James Nocentini - [Logfmt: A Log Format That's Easy To Read and Write](http://blog.codeship.com/logfmt-a-log-format-thats-easy-to-read-and-write/) tutorial Not Node specific but the main example is using an Express app. Matthew Setter - [An Introduction to JavaScript ES6 Arrow Functions](https://strongloop.com/strongblog/an-introduction-to-javascript-es6-arrow-functions/) tutorial StrongLoop - [ng-best-practices - Learn to Build Angular Apps the Right Way](https://www.outlearn.com/learn/vkarpov15/ng-best-practices) tutorial Avoid common mistakes and take your Angular skills to the next level with this free tutorial. OutlearnSponsor - [No, Really... Robots and JavaScript?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v75aX5-gSA) video At Strange Loop, Raquel Vélez looked at why JavaScript is an ideal language for starting to play with robotics projects. YouTube - [MarkoJS Screencasts](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZUgs-F38XXQJBxA58UqnwTVMZS_uza_C#markojs) video Quick introductions to the [Marko](http://markojs.com/) template engine. YouTube - [Build a Mobile App API with MongoDB & Node.js](http://developer.telerik.com/topics/building-a-mobile-app-api-using-mongodb-and-node-js-session-recording/) video Telerik Developer Network - [MEAN: The Monolith Crusader](https://medium.com/@dickeyxxx/mean-the-monolith-crusader-47b2c30936cd) opinion Jeff Dickey - [WebChimera.js: libvlc Bindings for NW.js and Electron Developers](https://github.com/RSATom/WebChimera.js) code Draws video output from libVLC directly onto an HTML5 Canvas element. Sergey - [medium-cli: Post to Medium from the Command Line](https://www.npmjs.com/package/medium-cli) code tools Andy Jiang - [logz: A Simple Persistent Logger for Node.js](http://halistechnology.com/2015/10/14/logz-a-simple-persistent-logger-for-node-js/) code Chris Grimes - [win-spawn: Spawn, But That Also Works on Windows](https://www.npmjs.com/package/win-spawn) code Specifically makes process spawning work on Windows, but will pass through to the normal spawn function on non-Windows systems. Forbes Lindesay - [Rune.js: SVG-based JavaScript Drawing Library](http://runemadsen.github.io/rune.js/) code Packed with features. For both browser or under Node.js. Rune Madsen Node Weekly is curated by [Peter Cooper](https://twitter.com/peterc) and published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/). Want to sponsor an issue? See our [media kit.](https://cooperpress.com/mediakit) Want to post a job? 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