--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 146" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 146 published_at: "2016-07-14" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/146" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 146 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/146) Node WeeklyJuly 14, 2016 #146 Jordan Last [Server-Side Web Components: How and Why?](https://scotch.io/tutorials/server-side-web-components-how-and-why)Did you realize it’s possible to define server code declaratively using server-side web components? Some slightly mind bending stuff here. Brendan Gregg [Using llnode for Node Memory Leak Analysis](http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2016-07-13/llnode-nodejs-memory-leak-analysis.html)_“The memory of your Node.js process is growing endlessly, what do you do?”_ [llnode](https://github.com/indutny/llnode), a Node plugin for the LLDB debugger, can help. Evan You [Pod: 'git push' Deployment for Node Apps](https://github.com/yyx990803/pod)Simplifies the workflow of setting up, updating and managing multiple Node apps on a Linux server. Uses pm2 for process management. Trace by RisingStackSponsor [Still using logs to find complicated Node.js issues?](https://trace.risingstack.com/)Try Trace instead. Pinpoint hidden performance issues and bugs instantly via transaction timelines and stack traces. We’ll help to do what you really love: coding, not logfile reading. Start with a 14-day unlimited trial. [![Trace by RisingStack\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/50cb1f51.png)](https://trace.risingstack.com/) Samuele Zaza [How to Test a Node RESTful API with Mocha and Chai](https://scotch.io/tutorials/test-a-node-restful-api-with-mocha-and-chai)Write a RESTful API with Node.js and use Mocha and Chai to write tests against it. Step-by-step guide, with [associated GitHub repo](https://github.com/samuxyz/bookstore). R N Chamberlain [Future Directions for Node Diagnostics in Production](https://developer.ibm.com/node/2016/06/28/future-directions-for-diagnostics-in-node-js-production-environments/)Node and V8 have comprehensive development-time tracing and profiling facilities, but things are trickier in production. IBM’s Runtimes team is focusing on making improvements here. Polybit [Polybit: A Platform to Build, Deploy and Host Node APIs](https://polybit.com/)A new platform that has sprung out of the [Nodal](http://www.nodaljs.com/) API framework project. Pur3 Ltd [Puck.js: A JavaScript Bluetooth Beacon](http://www.puck-js.com/)The creator of [Espruino](http://www.espruino.com/) (a JS interpreter for microcontrollers) is creating a JavaScript-programmable Bluetooth beacon. It’s [on KickStarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gfw/puckjs-the-ground-breaking-bluetooth-beacon) and has already far surpassed its goal. 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