--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 155" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 155 published_at: "2016-09-15" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/155" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 155 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/155) Node WeeklySeptember 15, 2016 #155 RisingStack Engineering [How Developers use Node.js - Survey Results](https://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-developer-survey-results-2016/)RisingStack conducted a survey during 2016 Summer to find out how developers use Node and related technologies. MongoDB and Redis are very popular, as is `console.log` ;-). Nodesource [9 Security Tips to Keep Express from Getting Pwned](https://nodesource.com/blog/nine-security-tips-to-keep-express-from-getting-pwned/)Security is really hard to get right - even with Express. Tierney Coren goes through 9 tips to harden Express apps against different kinds of security vulnerability. 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It’s an online, virtual competition with contestants worldwide. _Registration is now open._ Chuy Martinez [Redfour: Binary Semaphores in Node using Redis](https://mixmax.com/blog/redfour-semaphore-redis-node)Redfour is a small module that could prove helpful if you’re using Node in a distributed system. It implements a binary semaphore using Redis. Jobs - [Node.js Developer at X-Team (Remote)](http://x-team.com/nodejs-developer?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nodeweekly-september) We're looking for a developer with an extensive knowledge of Node.js and skills in different JS-based frameworks. We are 100% remote and we provide the funding needed to help you achieve your goals and grow. X-Team - [Stop wasting time - know what you'll earn before the interview](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=petercooperpress&utm_campaign=q3-16-nodeweekly) On Hired, sign up in 10 minutes and get offers from top companies like GitHub, Uber, & Stripe. Engineers get an average of 5 offers on the platform in 1 week Hired.com In Brief - [Schedule for 2nd Annual Node.js Interactive Event Announced](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/interactive-2016-north-america-schedule/) news Keynotes and agenda for Node.js Interactive North America, Nov 29-Dec 2, 2016 in Austin, TX. Node.js Foundation - [DNSimple Releases Node.js API Client](https://blog.dnsimple.com/2016/09/announcing-nodejs-api-client/) news DNSimple - [Announcing Gemnasium Enterprise Beta: register now to get it soon](http://enterprise.gemnasium.com/node-weekly?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NodeWeekly) news Run Gemnasium Enterprise behind your firewall and find security issues in your dependencies. 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