--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 158" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 158 published_at: "2016-10-06" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/158" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 158 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/158) Node WeeklyOctober 6, 2016 #158 James M Snell [Node.js, TC-39, and Modules](https://hackernoon.com/node-js-tc-39-and-modules-a1118aecf95e)A write-up of what’s going on with TC39 (the group working on specifying the latest versions of JavaScript) around ECMAScript Module support in Node. A great look at the issues involved. Alex Grigoryan [Electrode: A Universal React + Node App Platform](http://www.electrode.io/)Walmart has open sourced a React + Node-based platform that powers Walmart.com. It focuses on performance, component resuability and simple deployment. More in their [introductory blog post](https://medium.com/walmartlabs/introducing-electrode-an-open-source-release-from-walmartlabs-14b836135319). RedisgreenSponsor [Explore Your Redis Memory Usage with an Interactive Map](http://www.redisgreen.net/cooper/node1/index.html?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2016c&utm_content=primary&utm_term=inside+memory+map)RedisMonitor from RedisGreen shows you large keys, memory leaks, old keys, and other potential problems quickly. 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Amazon [Migrating an Express Application to Amazon API Gateway and AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/going-serverless-migrating-an-express-application-to-amazon-api-gateway-and-aws-lambda/)Brett Andrews explores the process of tweaking an Express app to run on Amazon’s API Gateway and AWS Lambda using the `aws-serverless-express` package. Ben Orozco [Creating A Serverless Node Web App with Hyperdev](https://medium.com/the-backlog-by-nimbo-x/creating-a-serverless-web-app-with-node-js-ember-js-and-paas-services-hyperdev-surge-sh-8e3ebe263a76)Building a serverless CMS/blog based on free PaaS services like Airtable, Hyperdev (the online Node dev environment by Fog Creek) and Surge.sh. Jobs - [Full Stack Engineer at Hello Alfred (New York)](https://hello-alfred-1.workable.com/jobs/214124) We're seeking a Full Stack Engineer with the ability & passion for building solutions. We would like someone who can help develop our engineering philosophy & practices to lead the construction of a new type of service. Hello Alfred - [Node.js developer at Econify (New York, NY)](http://www.econify.com) Econify is a software development shop that primarily works with established companies, leading them through complicated technology challenges. We’re currently seeking a senior Node.js developer. Elixir knowledge a plus. Econify - [One Application, 4,000+ Opportunities - Try Hired](http://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=petercooperpress&utm_campaign=q4-16-nodeweekly) On Hired companies apply to interview you. Get 1:1 support for your job search plus upfront compensation details. Hired In Brief - [RethinkDB Is Shutting Down](https://rethinkdb.com/blog/rethinkdb-shutdown/) news The project will live on as open source, however. RethinkDB - [Build a Search Engine with Node.js and Elasticsearch](https://www.sitepoint.com/search-engine-node-elasticsearch/) tutorial Behrooz Kamali - [Post-Mortem Debugging and Promises](https://www.joyent.com/blog/post-mortem-debugging-and-promises) tutorial A look at some of the differences in debugging apps where promises are used. Joyent - [Sequelize CRUD 101](http://lorenstewart.me/2016/10/03/sequelize-crud-101/) tutorial The basics of CRUD operations using the Node ORM Sequelize. Loren Stewart - [Write Better Apps in Angular 2: Rangle’s Online Training Program](http://info.rangle.io/angular-2-online-training?utm_source=NodeWeekly&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=Oct6) Rangle offers this free Angular 2 online training program for JavaScript developers. Register now to join the session on October 18-19! 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