Node.js is our topic this week as Mark and first-time host, Jon Foust, pick the brain of Myles Borins. Myles updates us on all the new things happening with Node.js, including the new .dev site that holds a ton of documentation to help people get started. Node.js now integrates with Cloud Build, the Node.js foundation has some new developments, and Google App Engine supports Node.js. The group has also been working on serverless containers.



Myles Borins

Myles Borins is a developer, musician, artist, and maker. They work for Google as a developer advocate serving the Node.js ecosystem. Myles cares about the open web and healthy communities.

Cool things of the week


Google Cloud Next ‘19 session guide now available blog
Introducing scheduled snapshots for Compute Engine persistent disk blog
Reliable task scheduling on Compute Engine with Cloud Scheduler site
How to make a self-destructing VM on Google Cloud Platform article
Making AI-powered speech more accessible—now with more options, lower prices, and new languages and voices blog


Interview


GCP Podcast Episode 105: Node.js with Myles Borins podcast
Node.js site
Introduction to Node.js site
Nodejs.dev on Github site
Cloud Build site
Firebase site
Node.js Foundation site
JS Foundation site
Linux Foundation site
Foundation Bootstrap Team on Github site
App Engine site
G Suite site
Apps Script site
BigQuery site
JSON site
The hilarious misadventures of being a platform downstream from your language video
Node.js Versions - How Do They Work? video
Open Source Leadership Summit site
Black Girls Code site
Scripted site
Girls Who Code site


Question of the week

How do I get google cloud APIs to work within Unity?

Add packages from NuGet to a Unity project and read more in the Unity docs here

Where can you find us next?

Mark will be at GDC in March, Cloud NEXT, and ECG in April.

Jon will be at GDC, Cloud NEXT, ECG, and Vector 2019.