Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000
<p>Node.js is our topic this week as <a href="https://twitter.com/Neurotic">Mark</a> and first-time host, <a href="https://twitter.com/syntxerror1">Jon Foust</a>, pick the brain of <a href="https://twitter.com/MylesBorins">Myles Borins</a>. 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.</p> <h5 id="myles-borins">Myles Borins</h5> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/MylesBorins">Myles Borins</a> 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.</p> <h5 id="cool-things-of-the-week">Cool things of the week</h5> <ul> <li>Google Cloud Next ‘19 session guide now available <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/events/google-cloud-next-19-session-guide-now-available"> blog</a></li> <li>Introducing scheduled snapshots for Compute Engine persistent disk <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/compute/introducing-scheduled-snapshots-for-compute-engine-persistent-disk"> blog</a></li> <li>Reliable task scheduling on Compute Engine with Cloud Scheduler <a href="https://cloud.google.com/solutions/reliable-task-scheduling-compute-engine"> site</a></li> <li>How to make a self-destructing VM on Google Cloud Platform <a href="https://medium.com/@davidstanke/how-to-make-a-self-destructing-vm-on-google-cloud-platform-b99883745b62"> article</a></li> <li>Making AI-powered speech more accessible—now with more options, lower prices, and new languages and voices <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/making-ai-powered-speech-more-accessible-now-with-more-options-lower-prices-and-new-languages-and-voices"> blog</a></li> </ul> <h5 id="interview">Interview</h5> <ul> <li>GCP Podcast Episode 105: Node.js with Myles Borins <a href="https://www.gcppodcast.com/post/episode-105-nodejs-with-myles-borins/"> podcast</a></li> <li>Node.js <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/">site</a></li> <li>Introduction to Node.js <a href="https://nodejs.dev">site</a></li> <li>Nodejs.dev on Github <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.dev">site</a></li> <li>Cloud Build <a href="https://cloud.google.com/cloud-build/">site</a></li> <li>Firebase <a href="https://firebase.google.com">site</a></li> <li>Node.js Foundation <a href="https://foundation.nodejs.org">site</a></li> <li>JS Foundation <a href="https://js.foundation">site</a></li> <li>Linux Foundation <a href="https://www.linuxfoundation.org">site</a></li> <li>Foundation Bootstrap Team on Github <a href="https://github.com/nodejs/bootstrap">site</a></li> <li>App Engine <a href="https://cloud.google.com/appengine/">site</a></li> <li>G Suite <a href="https://gsuite.google.com">site</a></li> <li>Apps Script <a href="https://www.google.com/script/start/">site</a></li> <li>BigQuery <a href="https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/">site</a></li> <li>JSON <a href="https://www.json.org">site</a></li> <li>The hilarious misadventures of being a platform downstream from your language <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkHdhtzM0wk">video</a></li> <li>Node.js Versions - How Do They Work? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gkm7oafWxs">video</a></li> <li>Open Source Leadership Summit <a href="https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/open-source-leadership-summit-2019/"> site</a></li> <li>Black Girls Code <a href="http://www.blackgirlscode.com">site</a></li> <li>Scripted <a href="https://www.scripted.com">site</a></li> <li>Girls Who Code <a href="https://girlswhocode.com">site</a></li> </ul> <h5 id="question-of-the-week">Question of the week</h5> <p>How do I get google cloud APIs to work within Unity?</p> <p><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/cross-platform/unity-scripting-upgrade?view=vs-2017#add-packages-from-nuget-to-a-unity-project"> Add packages from NuGet to a Unity project</a> and read more in the <a href="https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/IL2CPP-BytecodeStripping.html">Unity docs here</a></p> <h5 id="where-can-you-find-us-next">Where can you find us next?</h5> <p>Mark will be at <a href="https://gdconf.com">GDC</a> in March, <a href="https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next/sf">Cloud NEXT</a>, and <a href="http://ecgconf.com">ECG</a> in April.</p> <p>Jon will be at <a href="https://gdconf.com">GDC</a>, <a href="https://cloud.withgoogle.com/next/sf">Cloud NEXT</a>, <a href="http://ecgconf.com">ECG</a>, and <a href="http://vectorconf.com/">Vector 2019</a>.</p>
