--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 178" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 178 published_at: "2017-03-09" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/178" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 178 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/178) Node WeeklyMarch 9, 2017 #178 Tierney Cyren [The Basics of 'package.json' in Node and npm](https://nodesource.com/blog/the-basics-of-package-json-in-node-js-and-npm)The package.json is a fundamental part of most Node projects now, so understanding at least the basics of how it works and what it can do is crucial. Carlos Vega [Node 7.6 + Koa 2: Asynchronous Flow Control Made Right](https://medium.com/ninjadevs/node-7-6-koa-2-asynchronous-flow-control-made-right-b0d41c6ba570)Node 7.6’s native support for async/await allowed Koa 2, a sort of next-gen lightweight alternative to Express, to be declared the stable Koa release. Andy Van Den Heuvel [Developing a Complete REST API with Loopback](https://blog.optis.be/developing-a-complete-rest-api-with-loopback-a3190edc105a)Loopback is as an open source mobile ‘backend-as-a-service’ framework with which you can build a REST API in minutes. Here’s a walkthrough. RedisgreenSponsor [Redis Hosting for Express Apps](http://www.redisgreen.net/index.html?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017a&utm_content=primary&utm_term=ha+memory)RedisGreen helps companies run some of the largest and most scalable Redis deployments in EC2. 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In Brief - [Node v7.7.2 (Current) Released (A Very Minor Update)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v7.7.2/) news Node.js Foundation - [Running NodeSource N|Solid on Microsoft Azure](https://nodesource.com/blog/running-nodesource-n-solid-on-microsoft-azure) news Nathan White - [Node Week: A Week of Node Webinars from April 10-14th](http://www.nodeweek.com/) news No association with us, just a similar name :-) nearForm - [npm Deprecating the '/-/all' Registry Endpoint](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/157615772423/deprecating-the-all-registry-endpoint) news Only of potential note if you’ve built your own npm API client. The npm Blog - [MySQL for JSON: Generated Columns and Indexing](https://www.compose.com/articles/mysql-for-json-generated-columns-and-indexing/?utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=node) tutorial MySQL can’t index JSON documents directly, but we show you how to use an alternative: Generated Column. ComposeSponsor - [The 80/20 Guide to Async/Await in Node.js](http://thecodebarbarian.com/80-20-guide-to-async-await-in-node.js.html) tutorial The Code Barbarian - [Getting a Twitter Feed with Angular and Node.js](http://thelillysblog.com/2017/02/26/getting-twitter-feed-angular-nodejs/) tutorial Lilia Simeonova - [Moving Tech Forward with Gomix, Express, and Google Spreadsheets](https://mattstauffer.co/blog/moving-tech-forward-with-gomix-express-and-google-spreadsheets) story Matt Stauffer - [Writing Secure Node.js Code](https://pusher.com/sessions/meetup/front-end-london/writing-secure-nodejs-code) video Josh Emerson - [Building Real-Time Data in Webapps with Node](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRJLcLoLBq8) video Dan Mcghan - [The State of HTTP/2 in Node with James Snell](https://changelog.com/spotlight/9) podcast The Changelog - [NectarJS vs Node.js Fibonacci Benchmark on Raspberry Pi 3](http://blog.seraum.com/nectar-vs-nodejs-fibonacci-benchmark-on-raspberry-pi-3) opinion Nectar is essentially a cloud-based JavaScript compiler. Seraum - [Track errors in your Node apps with Sentry](https://sentry.io/from/nodeweekly/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=node4) tools Sentry's open-source error tracking tells you when your code breaks, without the need for bug reports. sentrySponsor - [npm-compare: Compare npm Packages From The Command Line](https://medium.com/@sanchitgn/compare-npm-packages-from-the-command-line-f123c3ac0af1) tools Along lines like stars, issue count, last modified date, etc. Sanchit Nevgi - [Wild Duck: An IMAP Server Built with Node and MongoDB](https://github.com/wildduck-email/wildduck) code ‘a very early preview’ Wild Duck Email - [module-invalidate: Invalidate Modules Loaded Through require()](https://github.com/FranckFreiburger/module-invalidate) code .. which makes the module reload on further use. Franck Freiburger - [Wetland: An 'Enterprise Grade' ORM for Node](https://wetland.spoonx.org/) code See [this tutorial](https://wetland.spoonx.org/Tutorial/setting-up.html) for more. spoonx - [An IoT System to Control Cheap 433Mhz-based Devices from Node](https://github.com/roccomuso/iot-433mhz) code Rocco Musolino - [Node is in High Demand - Shouldn't Companies Apply to You?](https://hired.com/join/?utm_source=petercooperpress&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=%28b2c%29%28l-all%29%28r-swe%29%28q1-17-node-weekly%29&utm_content=newsletter) Finding a Node job shouldn't feel like work. Try Hired Today and get job offers with upfront compensation details. HiredSponsor Node Weekly is curated by [Peter Cooper](https://twitter.com/peterc) and published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/). Want to sponsor an issue? See our [media kit.](https://cooperpress.com/mediakit) Want to post a job? 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