--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 121" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 121 published_at: "2016-01-21" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/121" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 121 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/121) Node WeeklyJanuary 21, 2016 #121 Just a heads up that early pricing for **[O'Reilly Fluent](http://conferences.oreilly.com/fluent/javascript-html-us)** ends tonight. It's a JavaScript conference that takes place in San Francisco, March 8-10. I'll be there, along with Brendan Eich, Nicolas Bevacqua, Douglas Crockford, Jen Looper, Tammy Everts, and [other great folks](http://conferences.oreilly.com/fluent/javascript-html-us/public/schedule/speakers). The code `FRIEND` will take 20% off for you too. _- Peter Cooper, Editor_ Microsoft [Node.js Running on Microsoft's ChakraCore Engine](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4765)Microsoft’s repo for [ChakraCore](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/01/13/chakracore-now-open/), part of their JavaScript engine, opened up last week, and there has already been a pull request enabling ChakraCore support in Node. [Binary releases](https://github.com/Microsoft/node/releases) to try are already available. Tejesh Mehta [Coworkers: A RabbitMQ Microservice Framework](https://github.com/tjmehta/coworkers)A new microservice framework heavily inspired by Koa, which aims to be a simple, robust, and scalable foundation for creating RabbitMQ microservices. Smashing Magazine [The Issue With Global Node Packages](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/01/issue-with-global-node-npm-packages/)“I’d like to discuss a practice that has been on my mind a lot lately that I think much of the community needs to evaluate.” Telerik Kendo UISponsor [The Hurdle of Exporting Web Content](http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui/exporting-web-content?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nodejsweekly&utm_campaign=dt-kendo-export-jan16)JavaScript developers: Enable users to export content to Excel, PDF, and PNG in minutes with just a few lines of code. [![Telerik Kendo UI\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/6840ed24.jpg)](http://www.telerik.com/kendo-ui/exporting-web-content?utm_medium=newsletter&utm_source=nodejsweekly&utm_campaign=dt-kendo-export-jan16) Daniel Khan [How to Track Down CPU Usage Issues in Node.js Apps](http://apmblog.dynatrace.com/2016/01/14/how-to-track-down-cpu-issues-in-node-js/)A look at the event loop and how to track down tasks that consume too much CPU time and slow down your app’s process. Evan Lucas [Node v5.5.0 (Stable) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v5.5.0/)Some minor performance improvements and tweaks, but not a major release. Jam3 [Devtool: Runs Node Programs Through Chromium DevTools](https://github.com/Jam3/devtool)This allows you to profile, debug and develop typical Node programs with some of the features of Chrome’s DevTools. Keith Horwood [Hello, Nodal — Building Node.js Servers for Everybody](https://medium.com/@keithwhor/hello-nodal-why-we-re-building-node-js-servers-for-everybody-dce14b27a233)Nodal is a new, opinionated Node.js framework, and in this post its creator explains some background and motivation for the project. Jobs - [Pluralsight Author - Node Instructor (Freelance, Part-time)](http://go.pluralsight.com/C0004110) We seek skilled instructors to share their Node expertise with learners worldwide. Authors work from home on their own schedule, are recognized experts, and earn completion payments and royalties. If you have a flair for helping others learn, please apply. Pluralsight - [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. If you want to be challenged and have an impact on education, join us. TES USA - [Node Skills are in Demand](http://www.indeed.com/prime?sid=xp_cooperpress&kw=nodeweekly) Indeed Prime is an elite new program from Indeed.com that presents in-demand tech talent like you to top employers. Indeed Prime opens the door to exciting career opportunities with one simple application. Join today. Indeed In Brief - [Node v4.2.5 (LTS) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.2.5/) news Myles Borins - [Node.js Foundation CTC Meeting 2016-01-20](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X3RbJhhLvFNojmQwxmsfUb2qPMyNPcVzcSS2aAoAon0/edit) news Mostly interesting due to the discussion around Microsoft’s ChakraCore moves. Node.js Foundation - [Cylon.js Off And Rolling In 2016](http://cylonjs.com/blog/2016/01/19/cylon-off-and-rolling-in-2016/) news Ron Evans - [Background Processes in Electron](http://blog.smith-kyle.com/background-processes-in-electron/) tutorial Kyle Smith - [Node Module Walk-Through: Get Port](http://codeplanet.io/node-module-walk-through-get-port/) tutorial Jon Kuperman - [Building A Squarespace Integration with Node.js](https://www.garysieling.com/blog/building-squarespace-integration-node-js) tutorial Gary Sieling - [Objection.js + PostgreSQL: By The Power of JSON Queries](https://www.vincit.fi/en/blog/by-the-power-of-json-queries/) tutorial Mikael Lepistö - [Why You Should Consider Koa Instead of Express](https://medium.com/@l1ambda/why-you-should-use-koa-with-node-js-7c231a8174fa) opinion Grant X - [Why I Left Gulp and Grunt for npm Scripts](https://medium.com/@housecor/why-i-left-gulp-and-grunt-for-npm-scripts-3d6853dd22b8) opinion Cory House - [Monitor Node applications with custom metrics in real-time](http://dtdg.co/1ISXpPD) tools Use Datadog's HTTP API or the Singly Node bindings to submit custom metrics. Graph, analyze, correlate and comment on all your metrics in one place. DatadogSponsor - [John: Make npm 3's Flat Dependencies Easier to Find and Sort On OS X](https://www.npmjs.com/package/john) tools Dave Jeffery - [Node on Train: A Scaffolding Tool for Node](http://nodeontrain.xyz/) tools Based around Angular, Connect, and Sequelize. - [Introducing Frock: Easy Fake Services for A Microservices Environment](https://www.urbanairship.com/blog/introducing-frock-easy-fake-services-for-a-microservices-environment) tools Urban Airship - [Nativefier: Wrap Any Web Page Natively on Windows, OS X or Linux](https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier) tools code Could be handy for any dashboards or services you have. 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