--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 166" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 166 published_at: "2016-12-08" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/166" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 166 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/166) Node WeeklyDecember 8, 2016 #166 Andras Toth [A Look at Node.js Project Structure](https://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-project-structure-tutorial-node-js-at-scale/)A look at how to structure your project, including handling multiple environments, configs, and apps with multiple processes. Gábor Mező [fastcall: A Fast and Easy FFI Library for Node](https://github.com/cmake-js/fastcall)A Foreign Function Interface library giving a 100% JavaScript-based way for you to use native shared libraries without touching C/C++. Compatible with [node-ffi](https://github.com/node-ffi/node-ffi) but faster. James Kyle [Yarn Lockfiles Should Be Committed On All Projects](https://yarnpkg.com/blog/2016/11/24/lockfiles-for-all)_“if there is no lockfile, you will have to check the dependencies every time you install or re-install them and make sure that everything still works”_ RedisGreenSponsor [Explore Your Redis Memory with an Interactive Map](https://dashboard.redisgreen.net/redismonitor_sign_up?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. Starts at just $7 per month. 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