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Node.js turned 10 years old, the CFP Node+JS Interactive closes soon and Entropic--a new package registry for the JavaScript ecosystem--was announced over the weekend at JS Conf EU.

Check this week’s Need to Node to keep up to date with the latest news in Node.js project, events, and awesome articles. You are always welcome to collaborate and participate!

What’s New in the Node.js Project

• Node.js Turned 10 years old this week! Special thanks to all it's contributors, collaborators, and people who have helped it become the fastest growing open source project on earth. We are excited for the next 10 years to come!
• In less than two weeks, the Node+JS Interactive CFP will close, so hurry up and submit your proposal!
• The Node.js project is starting its second round of mentorship 🎉 there are 10 brilliant mentors covering several Node.js topics. Learn more about the mentors and topics here and you can sign up here before June 10th.
• Node v10.16.0 (LTS) Released - A minor update to the production LTS branch, mostly oriented around dependency updates (libuv, Unicode, npm, OpenSSL), implement a method to use promises with EventEmitterbut and zlib gets Brotli support.
• There are follow-ups to be made now that Collab Summit is over - one of them is Node.js Collection and Social Media of the community committee.

Awesome Articles, Links, and Resources

• Last week at JSConf EU in Berlin, CJ Silverio launched Entropic, a self-hosted federated package registry.
• Package Registries are trending now! Check out Verdaccio 4: A Private npm Registry and Cache
• ICYMI: GitHub Package Registry: Pros and Cons for the Node.js Ecosystem - by Liz Parody
• Join us for a webinar on June 11th: Node.js and Serverless - an Evolving Space, Gaps and Benefits
• The 80/20 Guide to JSON.stringify in JavaScript - by Valeri Karpov
• From PHP to Node with Zeit's lambdas and Cypress.io - by Krasimir Tsonev
• The Call for Proposals is now open for JSConf Colombia 2019! If you want to talk in one of the most important JavaScript conferences in the world, you can apply now here before June 16th.

One Last Thing...

If you find any awesome Node.js or JavaScript things over the next week (or beyond!), never hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @NodeSource to share and get it included in Need to Node - our DMs are open if you don’t want to share publicly!