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title: "#359: Angular 5, Node 9 and TypeScript 2.6 Released"
publication: "JavaScript Weekly"
issue: 359
published_at: "2017-11-03"
canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/359"
---

#359: Angular 5, Node 9 and TypeScript 2.6 Released

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JavaScript WeeklyIssue 359 — November 3, 2017[Angular 5.0 Released: Smaller, Faster and Easier](https://blog.angular.io/version-5-0-0-of-angular-now-available-37e414935ced)A major release for the popular framework containing new features and bugfixes. [Full changelog here](https://github.com/angular/angular/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md). Stephen Fluin 
[Coding with Clarity](https://alistapart.com/article/coding-with-clarity)Clear code is easier to read, understand, and modify, and it’s easier to achieve once you’ve mastered a few key principles. Brandon Gregory 
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[Node.js 9 Released; Node.js 8 Becomes LTS Release](https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/news-node-js-8-moves-into-long-term-support-and-node-js-9-becomes-the-new-current-release-line-74cf754a10a0)Node 8 becomes “ready for production” as it becomes the de factor LTS release version (as of Node [8.9.0](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.9.0/)). Node 9.0 ([release notes](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v9.0.0/)) is also out and becomes the new ‘current’ release line with the latest features. Node.js Foundation 
[TypeScript 2.6 Released](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/typescript/2017/10/31/announcing-typescript-2-6/)The JavaScript superset that adds optional static types gets a variety of new features aimed at established users. Microsoft 
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In Brief

[Removing Client-Side React.js Yielded A 50% Performance Improvement](https://twitter.com/NetflixUIE/status/923374215041912833) news
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[Announcing Assert(js) – An All JavaScript Testing Conference](https://www.assertjs.com/) news 
A one-day, single-track conference with a laser focus on JavaScript testing for developers - both UI and Node.js.
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[How to Use Arrow Functions to Improve Your JavaScript](https://tylermcginnis.com/arrow-functions) tutorial
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[flow-runtime: A Runtime Type System with Flow Compatibility](https://medium.com/@gajus/ode-to-flow-runtime-ed78b2e10ec8) tutorial 
A look at a Babel plugin that transpiles Flow type annotations into runtime checks.
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[Testing HTTP Requests in Angular Has Never Been Easier](https://blog.craftlab.hu/testing-http-requests-in-angular-has-never-been-easier-dfe53c267522) tutorial
Gábor Soós

[Tracing Method Calls via Proxies](http://2ality.com/2017/11/proxy-method-calls.html) tutorial
Axel Rauschmayer

[Emulating CSS Timing Functions with JavaScript](https://css-tricks.com/emulating-css-timing-functions-javascript/) tutorial
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[Logging in Angular 2+ with ErrorHandler](https://rollbar.com/blog/client-side-angular-error-handling/?utm_source=js_weekly&utm_campaign=nl_sponsorship&utm_medium=email-nl) tutorial
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[Refactoring an Old Node Library to using async/await with TDD](https://medium.com/dailyjs/refactoring-an-old-and-broken-library-to-using-async-await-with-tdd-90157de268a2) tutorial
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[Why ES6's Default Arguments Are Awesome](https://remysharp.com/2017/10/25/es6-default-arguments) tutorial
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[Quickly Create Simple yet Powerful Angular Forms](https://www.sitepoint.com/angular-forms/) tutorial
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[Build a Lazy-Load Router with Vue.js and the Latest Browser Features](https://vuejsdevelopers.com/2017/10/30/vue-js-dynamic-imports-lazy-load/) tutorial
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Get access to a media stream of the screen in Firefox with this code.
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[My Search for The Perfect Universal JavaScript Framework](https://www.gatsbyjs.org/blog/2017-10-29-my-search-for-the-perfect-universal-javascript-framework/) story
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[Implementing Super Mario Bros in JavaScript](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS8HfBXv9ZWWe8zXrViYbIM2Hhylx8DZx#supermario) video
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[webpack-dashboard: A CLI Dashboard for Your Webpack Dev Server](https://github.com/FormidableLabs/webpack-dashboard) tools
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[Fable: An F# to JavaScript Compiler](http://fable.io/) tools

[Element 2.0 Released: A Vue 2.0-Based Component Library](https://medium.com/elemefe/element-2-0-is-here-71bfa217e269) code
Yi Yang

[tonal: A Functional Music Theory Library](https://github.com/danigb/tonal) code 
Manipulate pitches, chords, scales, keys, etc.
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