---
date: '2015-05-01T12:00:00.000Z'
category: weekly
title: Weekly Update - May 1st, 2015
layout: blog-post
author: 'Giovanny Gioyik (@Gioyik)'
---

# io.js 2.0 release candidate

This week we had one io.js nightly release [v2.0](https://iojs.org/download/nightly/v2.0.0-nightly20150501b4ad5d7050/), complete changelog will be found soon [on GitHub](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v1.x/CHANGELOG.md).

## Community Updates

- New [johnny-five](http://johnny-five.io/) site launched.
- iojs.io domain was donated to the project and it will redirect to iojs.org [iojs/io.js#1534](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1534)
- david-dm.org is [now running](https://twitter.com/_alanshaw/status/592855646124531713) on iojs
- io.js v2.0 release candidate is [out](https://iojs.org/download/nightly/v2.0.0-nightly20150501b4ad5d7050/).
- io.js [ARM cluster](https://twitter.com/rvagg/status/593226114992087041) is growing.
- Onboarding another batch of committers [iojs/io.js#1552](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/1552)
- io.js TC meeting 4/29 on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e675TT4WEA) and [SoundCloud](https://twitter.com/dotproto/status/594145574204510208).
- io.js/Node.js code [convergence plan draft](https://github.com/jasnell/dev-policy/blob/master/convergence.md).
- initial [repo](https://github.com/jasnell/node.js-convergence) for code convergence work for io.js/Node.js.
- Node.js Foundation Governance/Convergence Call on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9h0s3YtNAU).
- Microsoft releases new [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) based on Electron (AtomShell).
- io.js support coming to [Modulus](http://blog.modulus.io/upcoming-updates-for-nodejs-applications)
- Yosuke Furukawa created [iojs-new-features repo](https://github.com/yosuke-furukawa/iojs-new-features) with upcoming changes in io.js v2.0.

## Upcoming Events

- [NodeConf Adventure](http://nodeconf.com/) tickets are on sale, June 11th - 14th at Walker Creek Ranch, CA
- [CascadiaJS](http://2015.cascadiajs.com/) tickets are on sale, July 8th - 10th at Washington State
- [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
