--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 113" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 113 published_at: "2015-11-19" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/113" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 113 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/113) Node WeeklyNovember 19, 2015 #113 Tim Pettersen [Building Command Line Tools with Node](https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/2015/11/scripting-with-node/)A tutorial packed with tips for building a script or command line tool using Node and npm, from parsing command line options to rendering colored output and progress bars. YouTube [An Introduction to Testing Node.js](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2XCdkL4bWI)A 30 minute Nodevember talk by Jordan Kasper that walks through some strategies for testing Node apps using Mocha. Microsoft [Microsoft Visual Studio Code Now Open Source](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode)Visual Studio Code is a code editor built by Microsoft. It’s mostly written in TypeScript and runs as a desktop app using Node and [Electron.](https://github.com/atom/electron) OpbeatSponsor [Opbeat announce Node.js beta](https://opbeat.com/nodejs/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=ad&utm_content=&utm_campaign=nodebeta)Opbeat, the simple performance monitoring tool for developers, is now available for Node.js. Opbeat is integrated with your codebase makes monitoring and debugging your production apps faster, and your code better. [Sign up to the private beta here.](https://opbeat.com/nodejs/?utm_source=nodeweekly=ad==nodebeta) [![Opbeat\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/5948b527.png)](https://opbeat.com/nodejs/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=ad&utm_content=&utm_campaign=nodebeta) Microsoft [Node.js Tools 1.1 for Visual Studio Released](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/11/18/node-js-tools-1-1-for-visual-studio-released.aspx)Visual Studio based developers rejoice. Now includes a Quick IntelliSense mode, better debugging, npm 3 support, Code Snippets support, improved performance, and more. Jeremiah Senkpiel [Node v5.1.0 (Stable) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v5.1.0/)Mostly minor upgrades and updates. npm and http_parser have been upgraded, and a few core packages have had bugs fixed. Alexander Gugel [ied: A Faster, Alternative Package Manager](http://gugel.io/ied/)I doubt npm will be toppled soon, but it’s great to see new ideas in package management come along and get absorbed. npm [Investigating an npm 3 Performance Regression](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/10380)“We’ve got a network utilization regression that’s at the root of the npm3 install performance.” This is a very extensive dive. Azat Mardan [ExpressWorks Walkthrough Videos](http://webapplog.com/express/)A set of 9 videos following the course provided by the ExpressWorks app, a local, interactive tool that helps you learn Express.js. Jobs - [Senior PM for TypeScript @ Microsoft](http://aka.ms/typescriptPM) Looking for a JavaScript maverick to shape the future of TypeScript JavaScript. Evolve the language, facilitate collaboration amongst the community, and enable devs to create great apps using TypeScript across several IDEs editors. This is a great role for an author of a JS framework ready to make an even greater impact. Microsoft - [Developer Evangelist with StrongLoop/IBM (Remote)](http://krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGWebHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=26059&siteid=5016&AReq=10163BR) StrongLoop and IBM are helping to grow and support the Node.js community, and we're looking for passionate individuals to help us in that mission! If you love writing and speaking about Node we'd love to talk to you. IBM - [Psst. Stop Applying For Jobs](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=nodeweekly&utm_campaign=q4_15-petercooperpress&utm_term=job&utm_content=111915-psst) And let jobs apply for you! Through Hired, companies looking for someone with your skills and experience reach out with interview requests, which include salary and other benefits upfront. Hired.com In Brief - [Node.js Knockout 2015 Winners](http://www.nodeknockout.com/#2015winners) news Node Knockout - [5 Tips to Increase Node.js Application Performance](https://www.nginx.com/blog/5-performance-tips-for-node-js-applications/) tutorial Floyd Smith - [Turning GoLang Code into an npm Module with GopherJS](https://github.com/mdp/bluemonday-js/blob/master/README.md#turning-golang-code-into-an-npm-module-with-gopherjs) tutorial Mark Percival - [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 - [Writing NPM Packages with ES6 using the Babel 6 CLI](http://jamesknelson.com/writing-npm-packages-with-es6-using-the-babel-6-cli/) tutorial James K Nelson - [How to Use Node and Twilio to Provide Business Value](http://blog.jakegaylor.com/2015/11/19/nodejs-twilio-provide-business-value/) tutorial Jake Gaylor - [Scraping the Web with Node.js](http://coderesponsible.com/scraping-the-web-with-node-js/) tutorial Ryan Burgess - [Managing Node versions with nvm](http://jilles.me/managing-node-versions-with-nvm/) tutorial Jilles Soeters - [Benchmark of 3 Node Redis Libraries](https://github.com/thunks/thunk-redis/issues/12) opinion thunks - [Merging Time Series Data Streams - A Node.js Streams Use Case](https://www.transitions-now.com/merging-time-series-data-streams-a-node-js-streams-case/) opinion Transitions Now - [Updating to Node 4: There Will Be Hiccups](https://developer.ibm.com/open/2015/11/17/updating-to-node-v4-there-will-be-hiccups/) opinion IBM developerWorks - [Node.js and ES6 Instead of Java – A War Story: Part 2](http://www.technology-ebay.de/the-teams/mobile-de/blog/nodejs-es6-war-story-2) opinion eBay Dev Blog - [See custom metrics from your Node applications](http://dtdg.co/1ISXpPD) tools Submit custom metrics using our http API or the Singly node bindings. See them in Datadog for graphing, analytics, and correlation. DatadogSponsor - [SimpleSpy.js: Standalone Library for Creating Spies in Node](https://github.com/sterlingw/SimpleSpy.js) code Sterling Whitley 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? E-mail us or [use our self-serve system.](https://booking.cooperpress.com/jobs) [Unsubscribe](*|UNSUB|*) : [Change email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) : [Read this issue on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/113) © Cooperpress Ltd. Office 30, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK [Email policy](https://cooperpress.com/spam.html) [Privacy policy](https://cooperpress.com/privacy.html)