--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 139" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 139 published_at: "2016-05-26" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/139" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 139 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/139) Node WeeklyMay 26, 2016 #139 Elad Nava [Publishing Your First Package to npm](https://eladnava.com/publishing-your-first-package-to-npm/)If you use Node, you’re using Node modules. But not everyone has published one. Here’s a guide to what’s involved. Node.js Foundation [v8_inspector Support Being Added to Node](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6792)“This means Node.js can now be debugged and profiled via the Chrome Debugging Protocol, which enables inspection via Chrome DevTools and other tools” Gergely Nemeth [Node.js Authentication using Passport.js](https://blog.risingstack.com/node-hero-node-js-authentication-passport-js/)Learn how to implement a local authentication strategy using Passport.js and Redis. ComposeSponsor [Free Redis Shirt](https://www.compose.io/redis?utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=newsletter-redis-shirt&utm_campaign=redis-shirt)This month only, deploy Redis on Compose, get a free Redis tshirt. There's no obligation to keep your Redis deployment, but of course we hope you love it as much as you love the shirt. 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Node.js Foundation [Node v4.4.5 (LTS) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.4.5/)Minor npm upgrade, `Buffer` no longer errors if you call `lastIndexOf` with a search term longer than the buffer, and `contextify` gets a memory leak fix. Jobs - [Senior Node Engineer at TES USA (San Francisco, CA or remote)](http://wikispaces.workable.com/jobs/40877) Make a difference in teachers’ lives with a platform that allows them to find, share and sell resources worldwide. Join TES USA’s small, global team to embrace challenges, be part of a lean process, and impact education. TES USA - [Node.JS Software Engineers](http://skybetcareers.com/technical-and-software#R000364) No one knows technology quite like engineers, so have your say in how things should be done here at Sky Bet. See graphs showing how many 1000s of customers are making use of the systems that you've built. 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NodeConf - [Did you know npm has an 'isntall' command?](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/2933) news npm - [Introducing Polybit: Build, Deploy and Scale your Node.js APIs](https://medium.com/polybit/introducing-polybit-write-code-ship-apis-e52050eeaf75) news Keith Horwood - [npm for Bitbucket 2.0: Now with Private Packages](https://developer.atlassian.com/blog/2016/05/bitbucket-npm-2/) news Atlassian Developers - [Need to Node Webinar: Getting Started with Node.js, Docker and Kubernetes](http://nsrc.io/N2N-getting-started6) news with Ross Kukulinski 6/21 10am PT. Learn how to get started with Node.js, Docker and Kubernetes and what pitfalls often occur when starting and how to avoid them. NodeSourceSponsor - [Effective Health Checks in Node](https://opsee.com/guides/nodechecks/) tutorial Recommends a module called [Kardia](https://www.npmjs.com/package/kardia). Opsee - [Why Aligning Statements Will 'Haunt' You](https://medium.com/@fagnerbrack/why-aligning-statements-will-haunt-you-c7385a3b24d) opinion Fagner Brack - [A Git Hook to 'npm install' if package.json is Modified](https://davidwalsh.name/git-hook-npm-install-package-json-modified) tools David Walsh - [ALM: An Open Source Web-Based IDE for TypeScript](http://alm.tools/) tools Basarat Ali Syed - [How to Not 'Shoot Yourself in The Foot' Using 'npm publish'](https://github.com/inikulin/publish-please#readme) tools A module aiming to replace npm publish with a safer alternative. Ivan Nikulin - [Headless GL: Create WebGL Contexts from Node](https://github.com/stackgl/headless-gl) code Create a WebGL context without needing a window or browser environment. stackgl - [A Code Coverage Instrumentation Plugin for Babel](https://github.com/dtinth/babel-plugin-__coverage__) code Compatible with [Istanbul](https://gotwarlost.github.io/istanbul/). Thai Pangsakulyanont - [node-libcurl: Bindings for libcurl, based on the work from node-curl](https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-libcurl) code Jonathan Cardoso Machado - [mailgen: Generate Clean, Responsive Transactional Emails from Node](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mailgen) code Elad Nava - [node-sqlite: SQLite Client Library with Built-In SQL-Based Migrations](https://github.com/kriasoft/node-sqlite) code Also uses ES6 promises. Kriasoft - [lightgallery: A Modern Desktop Image Viewer Built with Node](http://sachinchoolur.github.io/lightgallery-desktop/) code Uses Electron to work across Mac, Windows and Linux. Sachin N - [You Know How to Code, but How Are Your Design Skills?](http://trydesignlab.com/a/web-design-course/ad49af1e/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may2016) course Learn UI & UX design through part-time, online courses with 1-on-1 mentorship from expert designers. 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