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Google App Engine to Support Node.js 8.x Using the Recently Open Source gVisor Sandbox
Google App Engine (GAE), Google's PaaS offering, is now offering a preview of support for the Node.js 8.x runtime within the standard environment, with a full release promised soon.
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Package Containing Malicious Backdoor Makes its Way into NPM
The NPM security team removed a package masquerading as a cookie parser that actually contained a malicious backdoor, along with three other packages depending on it. The backdoor allowed attackers to inject arbitrary code into a running server and execute it.
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Node.js 10.0 and npm 6 Released with Emphasis on Security
On April 24 the Node.js project released version 10.0.0 of Node.js and npm, Inc released version 6.0 of npm. Both releases emphasized security improvements, with Node.js updating to OpenSSL version 1.1.0 and npm including new security-focused features such as the automatic alerting of insecure dependencies. The Node.js release also included a new native programming API and stable HTTP2 support.
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Scaling the ipify Service on Heroku
The developer behind the ipify service shared his experiences in scaling the service to 30+ billion requests on Heroku. ipify is an online service which exposes an API that applications can invoke to fetch their external IP address.
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Google Releases Puppeteer 1.0
Puppeteer 1.0 has been released and includes dozens of improvements, including measurement of JavaScript heap and page performance, and code coverage information for JavaScript and CSS.
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Node.js 8.9 Released with Long Term Support
Node.js 8.9 has been released, becoming the first 8.x release to enjoy Long Term Support status. It will remain in LTS until December 2019. Node 9 has also been released.
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Azure Application Insights for Node.js Hits 1.0
At Node.js Interactive North America 2017, Microsoft announced the general availability of the Application Insights for Node.js SDK, closing a big gap in their product offering.
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Node.js Foundation Readies Official Developer Certification
The Node.js Foundation is putting the finishing touches on their new Node.js Developer Certification, with plans to release it in December.
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NPM Releases New Security Features
Today, Npm released new features that should help secure the package registry from attackers. The use of two-factor authentication and authentication token restrictions should help keep packagers more secure.
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Node.js Forks over TSC Disagreements
The Node.js Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and Board have weighed in on the results of a vote to remove a member from the TSC based on a pattern of behavior. This has resulted in several resignations from the TSC, a plethora of commentary, and new recommendations by the Board of Directors.
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Google's Puppeteer Joins Crowd of Headless Chrome Tools
Google's new tool, Puppeteer, is a custom-built Node API used to control headless Chrome. It joins a number of existing community tools that solve the very painful problem of working with the Chrome DevTools Protocol. The addition of Google's tool will hopefully result in more options and capabilities for web developers.
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Node.js 2017 User Survey Results in the Enterprise
The Node.js 2017 User Survey results are in and they show a growing interest in Node from enterprise customers. The Node.js Foundation says that the increase in enterprise customers on the Long Term Support versions shows their LTS strategy is working.
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Shoutem Aims to Be the WordPress of React Native Mobile Apps
Shoutem has recently launched its new React Native-based app builder, which is being presented to developers as the WordPress for mobile apps. InfoQ has spoken with Shoutem's VP of marketing, Robert Sekulić.
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Phantom.js Maintainer Steps down, Leaving Project's Future in Doubt
The maintainer of the headless browser testing framework, Phantom.js, has decided to step down due to the release of a headless version of Chromium. It's unclear if the project's founder will be able to find enough help to continue.
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Node 7.6 Brings Default Async/Await Support
Node.js 7.6 has shipped with official support for async/await enabled by default and better performance on low-memory devices.