--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 88" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 88 published_at: "2015-05-28" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/88" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 88 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/88) Node WeeklyMay 28, 2015 #88 Tom Spencer [An Alternative to npm Private Modules](http://fiznool.com/blog/2015/05/20/an-alternative-to-npm-private-modules/)A look at how you can replicate npm-style private hosting using GitHub or Bitbucket and access the modules from your deployment server or Heroku. io.js Repository [A Discussion about the Eventual Release of io.js 3.0.0](https://github.com/nodejs/io.js/issues/1807)The rapid pace of changes in the underlying V8 JavaScript engine is having an impact on how quickly io.js can synchronize with it while remaining stable. A lot of great points have been made. 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Stefan Fidanov [Limitless File Uploading to Amazon S3 with Node and Express](http://www.terlici.com/2015/05/23/uploading-files-S3.html)A look at implementing an Amazon S3 file upload system where your server is passed by for the actual upload with end users uploading direct to S3. npm1K [npm1K: Are Your npm Packages Licensed Yet?](http://npm1k.org/)npm recently updated its guidelines on including license metadata in package.json files. npm1K looks at how many of the top 1000 packages comply and lets you easily help them out if they don’t. Patrick Mulder [Relations with Bookshelf.js](http://thinkingonthinking.com/relations-with-bookshelfjs/)A look at using Bookshelf, an ORM for Node.js, built on the Knex SQL query builder. Jobs - [Node Engineer at Welltok (Denver, CO Seattle, WA)](mailto:derek.worley@welltok.com) We’re a fanatical team of healthcare enthusiasts who are building a health optimization platform to transform the nation’s healthcare system. 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Hired.com In Brief - [io.js and Node.js Have United and That's a Good Thing](http://thenewstack.io/io-js-and-node-js-have-united-and-thats-a-good-thing/) news The New Stack - [io.js Pull Request: Speeding up require()](https://github.com/nodejs/io.js/pull/1801) news A pull request covering changes that could significantly increase the startup times of larger Node apps. io.js Repository - [Updating A Node.js Web Application Without Downtime](http://www.netinstructions.com/updating-a-stateless-web-application-behind-nginx/) tutorial A look at a scenario of upgrading the version of Express a web app uses without it going down at all. 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