--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 96" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 96 published_at: "2015-07-23" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/96" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 96 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/96) Node WeeklyJuly 23, 2015 #96 Dynatrace [The Effects of Omitting NODE_ENV in Express.js Apps](http://apmblog.dynatrace.com/2015/07/22/the-drastic-effects-of-omitting-node_env-in-your-express-js-applications/)The NODE_ENV environment variable can be used to set whether an Express should run in a production, development, or test environment. This can have performance implications. The TLDR is _“never ever run Express in production without NODE_ENV set accordingly.”_ Sahat Yalkabov [Create A Character Voting App using React, Node.js, MongoDB and Socket.IO](http://sahatyalkabov.com/create-a-character-voting-app-using-react-nodejs-mongodb-and-socketio/)An epic (it’s billed as a ‘97 minute read’) tutorial bringing together Node, MongoDB, Socket.IO and React + Flux to build a useful app, and ultimately deploying it on Heroku. Stephan Ahlf [IronNode: Node.js Debugging with Chrome's DevTools](https://github.com/s-a/iron-node)Brings the power of JavaScript debugging within Chrome’s Developer Tools out to Node. There’s [a video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxq6zdfJeNI&feature=youtu.be) if you want to see it in action. Appcelerator PlatformSponsor [Mobilize Your SQL Server Data in Minutes. 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Telerik Developer Network [Merging Dynamic and Static Sites](http://developer.telerik.com/featured/merging-dynamic-and-static-sites/)Raymond Camden walks through how he built a proof-of-concept app that offers a dynamic CMS built with Node.js that generates a static site for deployment. Mate Marschalko [A Node.js RC Car Driven via the HTML5 Gamepad API](http://www.webondevices.com/arduino-nodejs-rc-car-driven-with-html5-gamepad-api/)A quick look at how a gamepad was wired up to control a remote control car via the HTML5 Gamepad API, Node, and an Arduino device. Jobs - [Want to work on new projects? Make more money? Try a new stack? Relocate?](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters=nodeweekly=n-q3_15-petercooperpress=options) On Hired, we'll bring the options to you. With over 2,000 pre-screened tech companies in 10 cities in the US UK, you'll be sure to find what you're looking for. Join Hired today. Hired.com In Brief - [Node.js Tools 1.1 RC for Visual Studio 2015 Available Now](http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/news/4937/node-js-tools-1-1-rc-for-visual-studio-2015-available-now.aspx) news C# Corner - [Avoiding Callback Hell in Node.js](http://stackabuse.com/avoiding-callback-hell-in-node-js/) tutorial Scott Robinson - [Building a Node.js REST API TODO Server with MongoDB and OAuth2 Protection](http://www.brandonwerner.com/2015/07/14/building-a-node-js-rest-api-todo-server-with-mongodb-and-oauth2-protection/) tutorial An extensive tutorial digging into the depths of creating your own REST API service, complete with authentication and data persistence. Brandon Werner - [A Practical Introduction to IoT using Arduino, Node.js and Plotly](http://adilmoujahid.com/posts/2015/07/practical-introduction-iot-arduino-nodejs-plotly/) tutorial Adil Moujahid - [Serving React and Flux with Hapi and Webpack](https://medium.com/@tribou/serving-react-and-flux-with-hapi-and-webpack-213afacf94ea) tutorial Aaron Tribou - [Make a Game API Server Using Node.js and Couchbase](http://blog.couchbase.com/making-a-game-api-server-using-nodejs-revisited) tutorial Nic Raboy - [Why I Chose Hapi](http://jowanza.com/post/124384584999/why-i-chose-hapi) opinion Hapi is a rich server framework for building applications and services in Node. Jowanza's World - [Professional code hosting for developers teams](https://www.codebasehq.com/t/nodeweekly-160715) tools Codebase offers fast reliable hosting for Git, HG SVN repos with project management built-in. 50% off first 3 months with code NODEWEEKLY. 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