--- title: "#209: Next.js 4 and Node 8.7.0 Released" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 209 published_at: "2017-10-12" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/209" --- #209: Next.js 4 and Node 8.7.0 Released This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/209) Node WeeklyOctober 12, 2017 #209 ZEIT [Next.js 4 Released with Perf and Styling Upgrades](https://zeit.co/blog/next4)A new version of Next.js, a framework for building universal React apps, is out with support for React 16 and a major upgrade to its styling engine. Bruno Krebs [Nest.js Brings TypeScript to Node and Express](https://auth0.com/blog/nestjs-brings-typescript-to-nodejs-and-express/)A primer on Nest.js, a framework that provides an opinionated structure for building Express.js-based web apps. Timber.ioSponsor [🌲 How we solved Node's hard to use logs](https://timber.io/blog/how-we-solved-nodes-hard-to-use-logs?utm_source=cooper_press&utm_medium=node_weekly&utm_campaign=issue_209)Frustrated with your logs? Reduce time spent in your logs by 80%. [![Timber.io\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/1ba78dc4.png)](https://timber.io/blog/how-we-solved-nodes-hard-to-use-logs?utm_source=cooper_press&utm_medium=node_weekly&utm_campaign=issue_209) Node.js Foundation [Node v8.7.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.7.0/)A release mostly focused on updates to V8, npm, and libuv, plus a ‘[fancy new macOS installer](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/15179)’. Adnan Rahić [A Crash Course on Going 'Serverless' with Node](https://hackernoon.com/a-crash-course-on-serverless-with-node-js-632b37d58b44)If the concepts of ‘serverless’ development are new to you, this is a very entry level tour. And if you end up liking the serverless approach, [check out our serverless newsletter](https://serverless.email/) :-) InfoQ [Node Foundation Readies Official Developer Certification](https://www.infoq.com/news/2017/10/Node-certified-developer-exam)It’ll cost a few hundred dollars, require you be monitored via webcam, and consist of 32 questions. It should be ready to take in a few months. In Brief - [The Node.js State of the Union 2017](https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/node-js-state-of-the-union-blog-2017-ed86640ec451) news The ecosystem continues to grow. Mark R. Hinkle - [Protect your npm account with 2FA and Authy](https://www.twilio.com/blog/2017/10/protect-your-npm-account-with-2fa-and-authy.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sponsor3) tutorial Here’s how to secure your npm account with 2FA and Authy. 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