--- title: "This Week's Node.js News - Issue 97" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 97 published_at: "2015-07-30" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/97" --- This Week's Node.js News - Issue 97 This week's Node and io.js news[Read this e-mail on the Web](http://nodeweekly.com/issues/97) Node WeeklyJuly 30, 2015 #97 dc [Vantage: A New Take on Interactive CLI for Node](https://github.com/dthree/vantage)Vantage provides a distributed, interactive command-line interface to your live Node apps. It includes a basic firewall and authentication strategies for production use. Hemanth.HM [15 Quick Tips When Authoring Node Modules](http://h3manth.com/new/blog/2015/authoring-node-modules/)A few tips from a (very) prolific module creator. Hack Reactor Remote BetaSponsor [Uber + Remote Beta Team Up to Enhance API Curriculum](http://www.hackreactor.com/remote-beta/?utm_source=coopermedia_july2015&utm_medium=node_primary&utm_campaign=uberpartnership)We're excited to announce our new partnership with Uber, whose API will be incorporated into the Hack Reactor Remote Beta curriculum for enhanced instruction. Apply today to join our renowned online immersive coding school and learn from the best. [![Hack Reactor Remote Beta\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/7837aa4f.png)](http://www.hackreactor.com/remote-beta/?utm_source=coopermedia_july2015&utm_medium=node_primary&utm_campaign=uberpartnership) Jowanza's World [Handling Data In Node Using Datalib](http://jowanza.com/post/125093386299/handling-data-in-nodejs-using-datalib)Datalib provides a simple API for doing basic data analysis and manipulation from CSV, TSV, DSV, JSON, TopoJSON and Treejson among other formats. Moritz Klack [How to Create a REST API with Hapi, Dogwater and Bedwetter](http://blog.webkid.io/how-to-create-a-rest-api-with-hapi/)These library names are only getting weirder :-) Dogwater brings the Waterline ORM to Hapi, and Bedwetter auto-generates RESTful CRUDdy route handlers. Gergely Nemeth [Start Using GraphQL with Graffiti](https://blog.risingstack.com/start-using-graphql-with-graffiti/)Graffiti transforms your existing models into a GraphQL schema. Russell Taylor [How to Create an Instagram Photo Printing Node App](http://www.programmableweb.com/news/how-to-create-instagram-photo-printing-app-node.js/how-to/2015/07/23)A quick tutorial bringing together Express, an Instagram library, and a service called Lob to create a webapp that will print and mail a chosen Instagram photo. Jobs - [Fullstack Engineer At DataHero (San Francisco, CA)](https://datahero.com/jobs/) Join a startup that is at the center of cloud computing, data visualization, and machine learning! 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