--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 174" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 174 published_at: "2017-02-09" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/174" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 174 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/174) Node WeeklyFebruary 9, 2017 #174 Rod Vagg [Why 2016 Was the Best Year Ever for Node](https://dzone.com/articles/why-2016-was-the-best-year-ever-for-nodejs)A look at how Node adoption is climbing at record pace thanks to improved security procedures, new conferences, and a healthy community of contributions. Nicolás Bevacqua [Using Content-Security-Policy in Express Apps](https://ponyfoo.com/articles/content-security-policy-in-express-apps)A gradual approach to adopting CSP, a way to mitigate cross site scripting risks by preventing resources from untrusted origins from loading. Hark [NPM Vet: A CLI Tool for Checking npm Package Versions](https://harksys.com/labs/npm-vet-a-simple-cli-tool-for-checking-npm-package-versions/)Quickly visualise the difference between versions defined in your `package.json` and versions installed in the `node_modules` folder. CodeshipSponsor [Free eBook: A Beginner's Guide to the Dockerfile](https://resources.codeship.com/ebooks/dockerfile-guide-aw?utm_medium=cpc-node-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-dockerfile-guide-ebook-campaign)Download our free eBook and learn how to create a Dockerfile from scratch, how to push images to Docker Hub, and some Dockerfile best practices. 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[Hacker News debated](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13565955) the results and methodology. Mike MacCana [A Quick, High Level Intro to AMP](https://pusher.com/sessions/meetup/london-node-user-group/quick-wins-with-node-and-google-amp)A tidy 13 minute intro to AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) and how to work with it in your Node-powered sites. In Brief - [Twitter Mobile Traffic Now Powered by Node.js, Express and React](https://twitter.com/necolas/status/829128165314306048) news They switched over yesterday to a Node and React-based PWA. Twitter - [Node CTC Moving Forward with Research on Async Loader for ES Modules](https://twitter.com/MylesBorins/status/829209128761450497) news Myles Borins on Twitter - [Learn API Design in Node.js (using Express & Mongo)](https://frontendmasters.com/courses/api-design-nodejs/) course Build a fully functional API with Node.js and have the skills to build your own APIs. 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