Below you can find RisingStack ’s collection of the most important Node.js updates, projects, tutorials & Node related conferences from this week: Two-Factor Authentication with Node.js Passwords can be guessed, phone numbers can be spoofed, but using two-factor authentication essentially requires that user be in possession of a physical device with an app like Google Authenticator, loaded with a secret key for the given app, which provides an extra layer of security. Since I use 2FA so often, I wanted to see how the process is managed by a developer for its users. That would include generating the secret key, creating its QR code representation, scanning the code into Google Authenticator (done by the user), and then validating that GA-given code against the user’s key. I found an easy to use Node.js library, speakeasy, to do so! Habits of a Happy Node Hacker 2017 Here are 8 habits for happy Node hackers updated for 2017. They’re specifically for app developers, rather than module authors, since those groups have different goals and constraints. Build a “Serverless” Twilio SMS + Call Forwarding Bot in 7 Minutes using Node.js + StdLib Learn how you can build a Twilio Messaging Hub in only 7 Minutes with StdLib! What You’ll Need Beforehand: 1x Twilio Account 1x Command Line Terminal 7x Minutes (or 420x Seconds) Survey: Node.js Developers Struggle with Debugging & Downtimes In this article we summarize the insights we learned from our latest survey on developers problems with Node.js Debugging, Downtimes, Microservices & other pain-points. Key Findings of the Node.js Survey : 29,27% of Node.js developers experience downtimes in production systems at least once a week, 54,02% at least once a month. 27,50% of Node developers responding to the survey never experience downtimes. 42,82% of the respondents spend more than 2 hours a week with debugging their Node.js applications, including the 17,09% who spends more than 5 hours. The developers building a microservices architecture with Node spend more time with debugging. The advantage of microservices + Node manifests in the form of fewer downtimes. Free Webinar on Digital Transformation with Node.js Interested in learning how Node.js can help streamline your digital processes and the latest trends with this application platform? In this interactive online seminar, we’ll reveal how companies like Capital One, Slack, Skycatch, and NASA benefit from using Node.js, from enabling rapid data experimentation to building innovative experiences on connected devices. In the live Q & A session, you will have the chance to ask questions about specific use cases and learn why Node.js is the platform of choice for building digital experiences. Nodevember 2017 Tickets are available Nodevember is a two-day conference touching on all aspects of Node and JavaScript. The conference includes seminars, workshops, tutorials, code sprints, and lightning talks. The fourth annual conference will be held November 27th and 28th, 2017 in Nashville, TN. Node Core Changes: ⬢ Node v8.1.1 (Current) Child processes and are now available on the error output of a failed call to the ed version of . stdout stderr util.promisify() child_process.exec HTTP A regression that broke certain scenarios in which HTTP is used together with the module has been fixed. cluster HTTPS The option now works properly for unix sockets. rejectUnauthorized Readline A change that broke and other code which uses multiple times on the same input stream is reverted. npm init readline ⬢ Node v8.1.2 (Current) Fix broken properties in 8.1.1 causing failure to compile native add-ons on platforms other than Windows. This is a fix in the Node.js build process so there are no additional code commits included on top of 8.1.1. process.release Open CFP’s , Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan NodeFest Tokyo , San Francisco (CA), United States Node Summit , Paris, France dot Conferences Upcoming Events , Munich, Germany (June 18) JS Kongress Munich , Portland (OR), United States (June 20) Write/Speak/Code , Kilkenny, Ireland (June 30) NodeConf EU , Prague, Czech Republic (July 8) Open Source Summit Europe , London, UK (July 15 ) Non Binary in Tech , Austin (TX), United States (August 21) CloudNativeCon + KubeCon North America 2017 , Havana, Cuba ( August 31) CubaConf Source: The Node Foundation Newsletter Vulnerable npm Packages Discovered: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) , versions <2.4.3 next package Directory Traversal , ALL versions citypredict.whauwiller package , ALL versions dmmcquay.lab6 package , ALL versions byucslabsix package , ALL versions jikes package , ALL versions scott-blanch-weather-app package , ALL versions node-simple-router package , ALL versions wffserve package , ALL versions elding package , versions <2.4.1 || >=3.0.0-beta1 ❤.0.0-beta7 next package , versions <5.2.0 || =5.2.1 serve package Previously in the Node.js Weekly Update In the previous we read about Node 8’s util.promisify(), handling 100 gigabytes of data with , understanding lock files in npm 5 and a comaprison of Node 6 & 8. Node.js Weekly Update MySQL & Node.js We help you to stay up-to-date with Node.js on a daily basis too. Check out our Node.js news page and its Twitter feed ! Originally published at community.risingstack.com on June 16, 2017.
