---
title: "Node 8.10 runtime now available on AWS Lambda"
publication: "Node Weekly"
issue: 232
published_at: "2018-04-05"
canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/232"
---

The latest Node.js news, articles, tools, and projects.       

#232 — April 5, 2018 

[Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/232)   

Node Weekly  

[Node.js 8.10 Runtime Now Available on AWS Lambda](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/node-js-8-10-runtime-now-available-in-aws-lambda/) — You can now develop serverless AWS Lambda functions on top of the Node 8.10 runtime which makes numerous modern JS syntax (e.g. async/await) and performance features (e.g. Turbofan) available. 

Amazon Web Services   

[Sails.js 1.0: A Rails-esque MVC Framework for Node](https://sailsjs.com/) — Sails has been around for years and now 1.0 is here. It’s [easy to get started](https://sailsjs.com/get-started) (or [upgrade](https://sailsjs.com/documentation/upgrading/to-v-1-0)) but be sure it suits your approach as it’s a pretty opinionated framework and [developer opinions are mixed](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16749148) too (but don’t get us wrong, lots of people love it). 

The Sails Company   [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/4b008a41.png)](https://hazelcast.com/resources/node-js-code-reference-card/) 

[Hazelcast IMDG Node.js Client Code Reference Card](https://hazelcast.com/resources/node-js-code-reference-card/) — Get up and running quickly with the Hazelcast IMDG Node.js Client with this easy to use reference card. 

Hazelcast sponsor   

[Node v9.11.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v9.11.0/) — A normal minor tweaks and enhancements released. This time, improved Unicode support by upgrading ICU to 61.1, and fs’ ReadStream/WriteStream plus net’s Socket now emit standardized ‘ready’ events. _(Technically, [9.11.1](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v9.11.1/) is out, but it's a quick patch release solely fixing a non-functional MSI installer for x64.)_ 

Node.js Foundation   

[Re-inventing npmjs.com](http://blog.npmjs.org/post/172567815935/re-inventing-npmjscom) — A writeup of the work in moving the official npm repository site from a jQuery-based site to a React-based one. And if you haven’t seen it in action, [check out any npm repo page](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm) for the new layout and features. 

The npm Blog   

[Whistle: An HTTP/HTTPS and WebSocket Debugging Proxy](https://github.com/avwo/whistle) — A cross-platform Web debugging tool for the capture, manipulation, and replay of requests. 

avenwu   

[Node 8.11.1, 6.14.1, and 4.9.1 Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.11.1/) — Following [last week’s security releases](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/march-2018-security-releases/), these are _extremely_ minor updates to resolve a PowerPC architecture-related build issue. No updates required if you’re on x86 platforms. 

Node.js Foundation   

[You're Invited to Spec, Slack’s Developer Conference, on May 22](https://specbyslack.splashthat.com/nodenews-apr5) — Join us in San Francisco on May 22 for Spec, Slack’s first conference for builders. Tickets are available today. 

Slack sponsor   

[Node.js 8.10 Now Available in Netlify Functions](https://www.netlify.com/blog/2018/04/03/node.js-8.10-now-available-in-netlify-functions/) — Since Netlify uses AWS Lambda behind the scenes.. 

Phil Hawksworth  

Jobs  

[NodeJS Development in Beautiful Norway](https://snowball.digital/careers/backend-developer) — We are adding to our team building low latency back-ends for awesome developer experiences and scalable software. Check us out. 

Snowball Digital   

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Underdog.io  

📗 Tutorials  

[ES Modules: A Cartoon Deep-Dive](https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/03/es-modules-a-cartoon-deep-dive/) — ES module support is coming to Node and the way they work differs from CommonJS, as explained here. 

Mozilla Hacks   

[Getting Started with IBM Cloud Functions and MongoDB](http://thecodebarbarian.com/getting-started-with-ibm-cloud-functions-and-mongodb.html) — IBM Cloud Functions uses Node.js 8 by default. 

Valeri Karpov   

[Creating and Integrating a Node Lambda function with AWS API Gateway](https://medium.com/intrinsic/creating-and-integrating-a-node-lambda-function-with-api-gateway-a0c8325b34f7) 

Thomas Hunter II   

[First Steps to Building a Native Extension for Node](https://www.nan-labs.com/blog/native-extensions-for-nodejs/) 

Mariano Moretti   

[Building Real-Time Web Apps using Wolkenkit](https://auth0.com/blog/building-real-time-web-applications-using-wolkenkit/) — [wolkenkit](https://www.wolkenkit.io) is a CQRS and event-sourcing framework for Node. 

Golo Roden  

🔧 Code and Tools  

[passw0rd: Check if a Password Has Been Exposed in a Data Breach](https://github.com/djadmin/passw0rd) — Uses [Pwned Passwords](https://www.troyhunt.com/ive-just-launched-pwned-passwords-version-2/) for the data source. 

Dheeraj Joshi   

[Node-OracleDB 2.2 Released](https://blogs.oracle.com/opal/node-oracledb-22-with-batch-statement-execution-and-more-is-out-on-npm) — Oracle’s own package for working with Oracle Database from Node. Batch Statement Execution is the headline feature for this release via a new `executeMany()` function. 

Christopher Jones   

[ink-gradient: Gradient Color Component for Ink](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ink-gradient) — [Ink](https://github.com/vadimdemedes/ink) is essentially ‘React for CLIs’, and this adds neat color gradient support. 

Sindre Sorhus   

[GraphQL & Node.js Express: Powerful E-Commerce on GraphCMS](https://snipcart.com/blog/graphql-nodejs-express-tutorial) 

Snipcart sponsor   

[Headless Chrome Crawler: A Distributed Crawler Powered by Headless Chrome](https://github.com/yujiosaka/headless-chrome-crawler) 

yujiosaka   

[Spectrum: Elegant Online Community Software](https://github.com/withspectrum/spectrum) — There’s [a blog post announcing](https://spectrum.chat/thread/556b4915-7269-46a7-96e6-f38446d14146) how this great project has just been open sourced. 

Spectrum         

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