---
date: '2015-07-24T12:00:00.000Z'
category: weekly
title: Weekly Update - Jul 24th, 2015
layout: blog-post
author: 'Yosuke Furukawa (@yosuke-furukawa) & Steven Sinatra (@diagramatics)'
---

# io.js and Node.js News

This week we didn't have io.js releases. Complete changelog from previous releases can be found [on GitHub](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).

## Community Updates

- Rod Vagg posted [an article about Node.js LTS](https://medium.com/@nodesource/essential-steps-long-term-support-for-node-js-8ecf7514dbd) on nodesource blog.
- Daniel Khan has written a blog post about [NODE_ENV in Express](http://apmblog.dynatrace.com/2015/07/22/the-drastic-effects-of-omitting-node_env-in-your-express-js-applications/).

## Upcoming Events

- [BrazilJS Conf](http://braziljs.com.br/) tickets are on sale, August 21st - 22nd at Shopping Center BarraShoppingSul
- [NodeConf EU](http://nodeconf.eu/) tickets are on sale, September 6th - 9th at Waterford, Ireland
- [Node.js Italian Conference](http://nodejsconf.it/) tickets are on sale, October 10th at Desenzano - Brescia, Italy
- [JSConf CO](http://www.jsconf.co/), October 16th - 17th at Ruta N, Medellin
