--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 120" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 120 published_at: "2016-01-15" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/120" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 120 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/120) Node WeeklyJanuary 15, 2016 #120 Daniel Khan [Understanding Garbage Collection and Memory in Node](http://blog.codeship.com/understanding-garbage-collection-in-node-js/)A look at how Node.js manages memory and how to trace down memory-related problems. ChALkeR [Node.js 'Buffer' Knows Everything](https://github.com/ChALkeR/notes/blob/master/Buffer-knows-everything.md)Node can potentially reveal data if your server-side code leaks uninitialized buffers to clients. There’s further discussion in [an issue raised](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/4660) on the official Node repository. HerokuSponsor [10 Habits of a Happy Node Hacker](https://blog.heroku.com/archives/2015/11/10/node-habits-2016?c=70130000000NYVAAA4&utm_campaign=Display%20-%20Endemic%20-Cooper%20-Node%20-%20Blog%20-%20Drop1&utm_medium=display&utm_source=cooperpress&utm_content=blog&utm_term=node)These 10 habits will improve application performance and make you more productive. Learn how to take maximum advantage of Node’s high concurrency, speed up your builds, better manage dependencies, avoid Node's greedy garbage collector and much more. 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Charlie Key [Getting Started with Node.js and MQTT](https://blog.risingstack.com/getting-started-with-nodejs-and-mqtt/)MQTT is a simple pub/sub messaging protocol for sensors and mobile devices. This walkthrough looks at using Node and MQTT to build a simple garage opener app. Jobs - [Node.js Developers at X-Team (Remote)](https://x-team.com/join/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=node-weekly-january) We're looking for developers with extensive knowledge of JavaScript. The perfect candidate would be highly skilled in different frameworks and libraries. We are 100% remote and we provide the funding needed to help you achieve your goals and grow as a remote developer. X-Team - [Senior Node Engineer at TES USA (San Francisco, CA or remote)](http://wikispaces.workable.com/jobs/40877) Help millions of teachers develop and deliver the best education. We're a small, global team embracing new technology and a lean process. 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StormpathSponsor - [The Perfect Storm of Node.js and Docker](http://thenewstack.io/tns-analysts-perfect-storm-node-js-docker/) podcast opinion A 40 minute chat from the Node.js Interactive conference. The New Stack - [What Image Compression/Resizing Library Do You Use in Node?](https://www.reddit.com/r/node/comments/40c9se/what_image_compressionresizing_library_do_you_use/) opinion Reddit - [Tempus Fugit: A Flexible Job Scheduling Library](https://github.com/kessler/tempus-fugit) code Yaniv Kessler - [Speechy: A Speech Recognition API Service to Decode Audio to Text](https://github.com/chrisenytc/speechy) code Uses the Google Speech API. Christopher EnyTC - [Sample Code for Connecting a Node App to the Microsoft Graph API](https://github.com/OfficeDev/O365-Nodejs-Microsoft-Graph-App-only) code Microsoft - [Trireme: Embed Node.js Inside a Java Virtual Machine](https://github.com/apigee/trireme) code Apigee - [ChakraCore: The Core of Microsoft's Chakra JavaScript Engine](https://github.com/microsoft/chakracore) code Microsoft 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/120) © Cooperpress Ltd. 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