--- title: "#211: Node 8.8.0 and 8.8.1 Released" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 211 published_at: "2017-10-26" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/211" --- #211: Node 8.8.0 and 8.8.1 Released This week's Node news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/211) Node WeeklyOctober 26, 2017 #211 Node.js Foundation [Node 8.8.x, 6.11.5, and 4.8.5 Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.0/)8.8.0 exposes http2 support by default and fixes a DOS vulnerability in zlib, [8.8.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.1/) fixes a minor regression in 8.8.0. [6.11.5 (LTS)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.11.5/) & [4.8.5 (Maintenance)](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.8.5/) also resolve the DOS vulnerability. Michael Hablich [V8 Release 6.3: Speed and New ES Features](https://v8project.blogspot.com/2017/10/v8-release-63.html)The latest branch of the V8 engine is here - it’ll be coming to Node in the future, as well as Chrome 63. Performance increases are the order of the day here, plus 3 stage 3 ECMAScript features. RedisgreenSponsor [Redis 4.0 now on RedisGreen](http://www.redisgreen.net/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017c&utm_content=primary&utm_term=r4+memory)Redis 4.0 is out and available on RedisGreen with full visualization of your memory usage and top-tier performance. [![Redisgreen\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/3c304423.png)](http://www.redisgreen.net/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017c&utm_content=primary&utm_term=r4+memory) Nicolas Giard [Wiki.js: A Modern Open-Source Wiki in Node.js](https://wiki.js.org/)A wiki app built on Node.js, Git, MongoDB and Markdown that runs on any platform Node does. Complete with asset management, search, and access control. Google Chrome Developers [V8 Today and in the Future](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rx9fSUG8H0)Thomas Nattestad explores what recent changes to the V8 engine mean for JavaScript performance and how the V8 team evaluates improvements against the real world. Strapi Solutions [Strapi.io: Node API Creation Made Simple](https://strapi.io/)A Node content management framework/headless CMS with an extensible admin panel and a powerful plugin system. [GitHub repo.](https://github.com/strapi/strapi) Aleksandar Simovic [How To Create a Serverless Node.js App with DynamoDB](https://medium.com/@simalexan/serverless-ice-cream-or-create-your-serverless-node-js-micro-service-with-a-database-17a6946251e0)Easily create your own serverless application with a database in under 10 minutes. In Brief - [JSConf Iceland 2018: CFP Open Till October 31](http://cfp.jsconf.is/events/jsconf-iceland-2018) news - [Building Chat Interfaces Using JavaScript and React](https://www.twilio.com/blog/2017/10/chat-interfaces-react-javascript.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=sponsor5) tutorial npm create-react-app to generate a new application and develop components for submitting and displaying new messages to build a chat app. TwilioSponsor - [Node.js Async Function Best Practices](https://nemethgergely.com/async-function-best-practices/) tutorial Gergely Nemeth - [Serverless Node with AWS Lambda, API Gateway and DynamoDB](https://node.university/blog/1176932/aws-serverless) tutorial Azat Mardan - [Wiring Up a GraphQL Server with Node and Express](https://hackernoon.com/wiring-up-a-graphql-server-with-node-and-express-9d00489da4be) tutorial Alexander Kondov - [How to Gracefully Handle Failures in a Node.js API Client](https://buttercms.com/blog/how-to-gracefully-handle-failures-in-a-nodejs-api-client) tutorial Roger Jin - [Deploying an Auto-Scalable Node App to a Kubernetes Cluster](https://blog.kloia.com/deploy-auto-scalable-node-js-application-on-kubernetes-cluster-part-2-d41164d72dcb) tutorial Huseyin Babal - [Best Practices for Architecting Highly Monitorable Applications](https://www.vividcortex.com/resources/architecting-highly-monitorable-apps?utm_campaign=Node%20Weekly&utm_source=ppc) VividCortexSponsor - [One Week in the Life of Node.js](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502AJeXln18) video Anna sheds some light on what is happening in the everyday life of the Node.js project. Anna Henningsen - [On Node.js, Go, and Concurrency](https://edneypitta.com/on-node-go-concurrency/) opinion One response to Ryan Dahl’s (the original creator of Node.js) statement about Go being better for large-scale server-side work. Edney Pitta - [Exoframe 1.0: A Simple Docker Deployment Tool](https://hackernoon.com/announcing-exoframe-1-0-simple-docker-deployment-tool-59bde252139d) tools Tim Ermilov - [Juggling 10+ Component Libraries to Build an App Can Be a Nightmare](https://www.sencha.com/products/extreact/evaluate/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=tpe&utm_campaign=extreact&utm_content=q3fy18-single-component-library) tools Create beautiful, dynamic React apps with a single component library - try ExtReact for free today. 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