--- title: "This Week's Node and io.js News - Issue 79" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 79 published_at: "2015-03-26" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/79" --- This Week's Node and io.js News - Issue 79 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/79) Node WeeklyMarch 26, 2015 #79 Microsoft [Node.js Tools 1.0 for Visual Studio Released](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/03/25/node-js-tools-1-0-for-visual-studio.aspx)NTVS is a free, open source extension for Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013 that turns Visual Studio into a Node.js IDE, complete with Intellisense code completion, a REPL, npm integration, etc. Mahmud Ridwan [Ten Common Mistakes in Node.js Development](http://www.toptal.com/nodejs/top-10-common-nodejs-developer-mistakes)Includes things like blocking the event loop, throwing errors from inside callbacks, and ignoring the benefits of streaming APIs. 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Could be handy for many types of events. Cert Simple [Getting an A+ on the SSL Labs Test in Node.js](https://certsimple.com/blog/a-plus-node-js-ssl)If you want to build a rock solid SSL-backed HTTP service with Node or io.js, this is a good read of some of the practicalities. Igor Šarčević [Getting Started with Jasmine for Behavior Driven Dev](https://semaphoreci.com/community/tutorials/getting-started-with-node-js-and-jasmine)Jasmine is a BDD style testing library for Node. This article walks through its installation, configuration and usage. Gergely Nemeth [Node.js Production Checklist](http://blog.risingstack.com/node-js-production-checklist/)Checklist of what you should do before going into production with Node. Jobs - [Front-end developer at Econify (New York, NY)](http://www.econify.com/job/E100431) Econify is a Ruby development shop that primarily works with established companies, leading them through complicated technology challenges. 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