--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 151" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 151 published_at: "2016-08-18" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/151" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 151 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/151) Node WeeklyAugust 18, 2016 #151 Node.js Foundation [Node v4.5.0 (LTS) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.5.0/)There’s a fuller [release brief here](https://nodesource.com/blog/node-js-v4-5-0-release-brief/). 4.5 contains a few backported 6.x features considered important enough for a LTS release. Rafal Wilinski [express-status-monitor: A Realtime Self-Hosted Monitor for Express Apps](https://github.com/RafalWilinski/express-status-monitor)Inspired by status.github.com, this self-hosted module, based on Socket.io and Chart.js, reports realtime server metrics for Express-based apps. CloudFlare [Accelerating Node Webapps with HTTP/2 Server Push](https://blog.cloudflare.com/accelerating-node-js-applications-with-http-2-server-push/)A quick demonstration of using [netjet](https://www.npmjs.com/package/netjet) to insert Link preload headers in HTTP responses. HerokuSponsor [Deploying React with Zero Configuration](https://blog.heroku.com/deploying-react-with-zero-configuration?c=7013A000000NnBFQA0&utm_campaign=Display%20-%20Endemic%20-Cooper%20-Node%20-%20Blog%20-%20Zero-Configuration&utm_medium=display&utm_source=cooperpress&utm_content=blog&utm_term=node)Ramp up on React and focus on what’s different and interesting about your app. Deploy a React app in minutes. 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Patrick Mueller [Is Guy Fieri in Your Node.js Packages?](https://nodesource.com/blog/is-guy-fieri-in-your-node-js-packages/)He’s not, but you should be thinking about the packages your application is using. Do you know all the packages your application is using and what they contain? Jobs - [Sr. Javascript / Ruby Developer](https://www.stickermule.com/jobs?job=714da6cc-dc8b-4453-8bd6-7b0fa41ebd37&title=sr-javascript--ruby-developer) Sticker Mule is looking for passionate engineers to join our remote team. Come help us build the best e-commerce experience using Ruby, Rails, React, Node, Docker and more. Sticker Mule - [Full Stack Engineer at DataFox (San Fran or Remote in US)](http://www.datafox.com/company/careers/) DataFox is looking for full stack engineers that are passionate about data and great UI/UX. If you are a risk-taking engineer who can take initiative and think creatively to solve complex data problems, get in touch! 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NodeConf - [Node v6.4.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.4.0/) news Node.js Foundation - [Requiring Node Built-ins with Webpack](https://mixmax.com/blog/requiring-node-builtins-with-webpack) tutorial Jeff Wear - [Tutorial: How to Build an SMS Weather and Image Bot](http://blog.bandwidth.com/building-a-sms-weather-and-image-bot/?utm_medium=advertising&utm_source=node_weekly&utm_campaign=2016_Q3_job-478_sms_driven%20_bot_advertising&utm_content=job-478_sms_driven%20_bot) tutorial Check out Bandwidth’s step-by-step instructions for setting up a simple back-end for an SMS Weather and Image Bot using Node.js. 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