--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 179" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 179 published_at: "2017-03-16" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/179" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 179 This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/179) Node WeeklyMarch 16, 2017 #179 Valeri Karpov [Common Async/Await Design Patterns in Node](http://thecodebarbarian.com/common-async-await-design-patterns-in-node.js.html)_“Tasks that used to take complex libraries or intricate promise chaining can now be done with rudimentary `if` statements and `for` loops.”_ Loren Stewart [How to Interact with Facebook's Graph API](http://lorenstewart.me/2017/03/12/using-node-js-to-interact-with-facebooks-graph-api/)A look at how to interact with Facebook’s Graph API from Node to do things like querying pages and post content. Tanzim Husain [Using Swagger with Node to Define and Build REST APIs](https://pusher.com/sessions/meetup/london-node-user-group/ive-got-swagger-have-you)This is a pretty thorough introduction to [Swagger](http://swagger.io/) in just 38 minutes. CodeshipSponsor [Try Codeship Pro: fully customizable CI with Native Docker Support](https://codeship.com/features/pro?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-node-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-pro-features-signup-campaign)Get set up with our hosted Continuous Integration service with native Docker support. Join thousands of happy customers like InvisionApp & Whole Foods. [Try it for free today](https://codeship.com/features/pro?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-node-weekly-primary&utm_campaign=cooper-pro-features-signup-campaign). 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In Brief - [Node v7.7.3 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v7.7.3/) news A minor bug fix update. Node.js Foundation - [Notes from the Node.js VM Summit](https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/03/13/notes-from-nodejs-vm-summit/) news A quick recap of a recent meeting between JavaScript VM creators. Microsoft Edge Team - [npm v4.4.3 Released](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/158456993600/npm-v443-released) news The npm Blog - [Electron 1.6.3 Adds macOS Touch Bar Support](https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/03/08/touch-bar-support) news Kevin Sawicki - [Having fun with machine learning, Node and Cloud 66](http://blog.cloud66.com/having-fun-with-machine-learning-node-and-cloud-66/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=cooperpress) tutorial An introduction into the exciting world of machine learning that comes with a working demo written in Node. Cloud 66Sponsor - [Selecting A Node.js Image for Docker](https://derickbailey.com/2017/03/09/selecting-a-node-js-image-for-docker/) tutorial Which base image for Docker should you choose for your app? Derick Bailey - [Web Scraping in Node.js with Multiple Examples](https://hackprogramming.com/web-scraping-in-node-js-with-multiple-examples/) tutorial Ashish Rawat - [Streams for Everyone](https://medium.com/xo-tech/streams-for-everyone-92d50108ed72) tutorial Lam Chan - [Creating an AWS VPC and Secured Compose MongoDB with Terraform](https://compose.com/articles/creating-an-aws-vpc-and-secured-compose-mongodb-with-terraform/?utm_source=cooper&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=node) tutorial See how easy it is to create secure connections to Compose MongoDB using Terraform and Amazon VPC. ComposeSponsor - [How to Use npm Scripts as Your Build Tool](https://egghead.io/courses/how-to-use-npm-scripts-as-your-build-tool) video A set of 22 videos over 52 minutes. Elijah Manor - [Creating Electronic Dance Music with Node](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwuZzp_ZnLo) video Walmik Deshpande - [How to Place and Receive Phone Calls Using Node and Twilio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ioNm05PDSE) video Twilio - [Take Data Validation Seriously](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A73G5xntJI) video A 20 minute, Node-oriented tour of webapp data validation and normalization concepts. Paul Milham - [goops: CLI Tool That Adds a '.gitignore' to Your Current Project](https://github.com/captainsafia/goops) tools Safia Abdalla - [Indoc: An Inline Documentation Generator](https://zlsa.github.io/indoc/) tools ZLSA Design - [TempDB: A Redis-Backed Key-Value Store for Temporary Items](https://github.com/shanev/tempdb) code Shane Vitarana - [singlespotify: Create Spotify Playlists Based On One Artist](https://github.com/kabirvirji/singlespotify) code Kabir Virji - [Apogeu: A Rails-Like Framework for Node](https://github.com/apogeu/apogeu) code Apogeu - [Franc: Natural Language Detection in Pure JS](https://github.com/wooorm/franc) code [Demo here.](http://wooorm.com/franc/) Titus Wormer - [Learn Node.js Doing Remote Pair Programming](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-nodejs-doing-remote-pair-programming-registration-31663159362) course Paid, but inexpensive. May suit you if you learn better via collaboration? 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