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2018

Announcing LoopBack 4 Developer Preview 2 - Apr 16, 2018
Upgrade from Swagger to OpenAPI 3.0.0 - Apr 16, 2018
LoopBack 4 GitHub Example Application: Call Out to GitHub (Part 2 of 3) - Apr 11, 2018
Serving a Progressive Web App from LoopBack - Apr 5, 2018
LoopBack 4 March 2018 Milestone Update - Apr 1, 2018
LoopBack 4 GitHub Example Application: Create REST APIs (Part 1 of 3) - Mar 28, 2018
Introducing @loopback/boot for LoopBack 4 - Mar 14, 2018
LoopBack 4 Dropping Support for Node.js 6 - Feb 28, 2018
Moving LoopBack 4 Example Project to the Monorepo - Feb 21, 2018
Track Down Dependency Injections with LoopBack 4 - Feb 14, 2018
Automatically Generate JSON Schema for your LoopBack 4 Models - Feb 7, 2018
Security Advisory for LoopBack 2.x & 3.x - Jan 31, 2018
Generate Controllers With LoopBack 4 - Jan 31, 2018
Answered in Open: Advice for Maintenance and Updating a Loopback Back-end - Jan 23, 2018
Thanks for Helping Us Decide on the LoopBack 4 Logo - Jan 16, 2018

2017

IBM Provides Support for Node.js, LoopBack and Express - Dec 21, 2017
LoopBack 2017 Year in Review - Dec 19, 2017
Help Us Decide on a New LoopBack Logo - Dec 5, 2017
Writing LoopBack 4 Extensions - Nov 30, 2017
LoopBack 4 Developer Preview Release - Nov 28, 2017
Tutorial: Get Started Creating LoopBack 4 Applications - Nov 14, 2017
Calling for Contributors on LoopBack Extensions - Oct 19, 2017
Node Interactive 2017 Wrap-Up - Oct 17, 2017
IBM and StrongLoop Are Going to APIStrat - Oct 12, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack - UI and Wrap-Up (part 8 of 8) - Sep 26, 2017
Building a Vue.js Application with LoopBack - an Example - Sep 19, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Continuous Deployment (part 7 of 8) - Sep 14, 2017
IBM and StrongLoop Are Going to Node Interactive North America 2017 - Sep 12, 2017
Learn How to Convince Your Team to Adopt the OpenAPI Spec at the Open API Initiative (OAI) Meetup - Sep 7, 2017
Take Part in the API-First Hackathon with IBM Watson, Strongloop & Bluemix - Aug 29, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Working with Credentials (part 6 of 8) - Aug 24, 2017
Support Children's Literacy with Tux's Bookworms at Node Interactive - Aug 22, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Connecting to Cloudant (part 5 of 8) - Aug 17, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Deploying Our Application (part 4 of 8) - Aug 10, 2017
The OpenAPI Spec and You (and IBM) - Aug 8, 2017
Node Summit & AngelHack - A Brisk Week in Silicon Valley - Aug 3, 2017
Introducing Sai Vennam - StrongLoop Developer Evangelist - Jul 27, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Exploring Our API (part 3 of 8) - Jul 25, 2017
Generating a Client SDK For LoopBack with the Bluemix CLI - Jul 20, 2017
Join StrongLoop and IBM at Node Summit - Jul 18, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack: Creating Our First Model-Driven API Endpoint (part 2 of 8) - Jul 13, 2017
Using LoopBack with Facebook’s Graph API for User Authentication - Jul 11, 2017
Let's Build a Band App with LoopBack! (part 1 of 8) - Jul 6, 2017
Dockerize LoopBack Connectors - Jun 27, 2017
How To Use Materialized Views with LoopBack Cassandra Connector - Jun 22, 2017
Using LoopBack to Build the Open Source Game Xtra Points - Jun 20, 2017
LoopBack as an Event Publisher - Jun 15, 2017
StrongLoop and Mobile Monday Team Up for API-First Hackathon - Jun 13, 2017
Join StrongLoop at DeveloperWeek New York - Jun 8, 2017
Strongloop and IBM Do OSCON - Jun 6, 2017
Integrating LoopBack with ElasticSearch - Jun 1, 2017
Join StrongLoop and IBM at Cloud Foundry Summit - May 30, 2017
StrongLoop Evolves to Promote Open-Source Solutions for the API Developer Community - May 26, 2017
LoopBack As A Service Using OpenWhisk - May 24, 2017
Three New Webcasts for June - LoopBack and OpenWhisk - May 23, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series Node at Microsoft, ChakraCore, and VM Neutrality - May 11, 2017
Refactoring LoopBack SQL Connectors - May 9, 2017
Building Enterprise APIs for SOAP Web Services Using LoopBack - May 5, 2017
Announcing Open Source LoopBack JSONSchemas VS Code Extension - May 2, 2017
Cassandra Connector for LoopBack Has Arrived - Apr 27, 2017
Hello World, Getting started with LoopBack and API Connect - Apr 26, 2017
Creating a Multi-Tenant Connector Microservice Using LoopBack - Apr 25, 2017
IBM and StrongLoop Are Returning to Gluecon and Presenting Sessions - Apr 20, 2017
Systematic Data Design in JavaScript – Featuring Three Data Types - Apr 18, 2017
Announcing LoopBack.next, the Next Step to Make LoopBack Effortlessly Extensible - Apr 13, 2017
What's New in the Latest IBM API Connect Release - April 2017 - Apr 13, 2017
An Example of Using Environment Configuration in LoopBack - Apr 11, 2017
InterConnect 2017 Wrap-Up: Cognitive, Cloud, Quantum and Curiosity - Apr 4, 2017
Introducing API Microgateway: a Programmable Open Source Gateway for your APIs - Apr 4, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series Nodejs Backstory and Its Future - Mar 24, 2017
What’s New in the Latest LoopBack Release – March 2017 - Mar 21, 2017
More StrongLoop & IBM Sessions at IBM InterConnect 2017 - Mar 16, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series: Node, IoT, and Robotics - Mar 14, 2017
Listen and Learn: StrongLoop Evangelist Team Talking at IBM InterConnect 2017 - Mar 9, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series: How China Does Node - Mar 8, 2017
Join StrongLoop and IBM at InterConnect 2017 - Mar 2, 2017
Video of the Week: Pushing Forward with Node - Feb 28, 2017
Webinar: LoopBack, MongoDB, and Continuous Integration - Feb 27, 2017
Webinar: Combining OpenWhisk (serverless), OpenAPI (swagger) and API Connect to Build Powerful APIs - Feb 22, 2017
Video of the Week: The Importance of Open - Feb 21, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series: The State of HTTP/2 in Node - Feb 17, 2017
Video of the Week: The Node Community - Feb 14, 2017
Video of the Week: Why Node Matters - Feb 7, 2017
Context Propagation in LoopBack - Feb 2, 2017
Introducing Raymond Camden – Cat Person who Occasionally Evangelizes - Jan 31, 2017
Webinar: Customizing Loopback – Integrating More Modules - Jan 30, 2017
Strong-soap LoopBack module - Jan 26, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series: “Community Focused” — a Safe and Inclusive Node - Jan 24, 2017
Introducing Joe Sepi – StrongLoop Lead Developer Evangelist: “My Friends Call Me Joe Sepi and You Can Too” - Jan 24, 2017
Let’s Code It: Static Site Generator with Rx.js - Jan 19, 2017
Announcing the LoopBack CLI - Jan 17, 2017
Introducing Erin McKean – StrongLoop Lead Developer Evangelist - Jan 17, 2017
The Future of Node Podcast Series: “Small Core” – Keeping Node Core Small - Jan 12, 2017
Introducing David Okun – StrongLoop Developer Evangelist - Jan 10, 2017
Let’s Code It: Static Site Generator - Jan 5, 2017

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2016

Working with LoopBack Authentication and Authorization - Dec 15, 2016
Node Interactive North America Wrap-Up - Dec 8, 2016
Working with File Storage and LoopBack - Nov 22, 2016
Systematic Function Design in JavaScript - Nov 15, 2016
Interactive Debugging with Node.js - Nov 9, 2016
Webinar – Micro Gateways are a Big Deal: Managing your APIs with API Connect - Nov 2, 2016
The Node.js Debug Module: Advanced Usage - Oct 12, 2016
New Life for LoopBack Docs - Oct 11, 2016
Using LoopBack to Build APIs For APIs - Oct 5, 2016
Generating Swagger (OpenAPI specification) from your LoopBack Application - Sep 20, 2016
Let’s Code It: The `debug` Module - Sep 15, 2016
Isomorphic JavaScript Mobile Apps - Sep 6, 2016
Coding Guidelines for LoopBack Are Here! - Sep 1, 2016
API Connect – Better Than Ever! - Aug 30, 2016
Promises in Node.js – An Alternative to Callbacks - Aug 24, 2016
Building JavaScript Charts Powered by LoopBack - Jul 29, 2016
Auto-fixing & Formatting Your JavaScript with ESLint - Jul 27, 2016
LoopBack Connector Development and Creating Your Own Connector - Jul 14, 2016
Surviving ECMAScript 6 - Jul 7, 2016
Type Hinting in JavaScript - Jun 28, 2016
Creating REST APIs from Data Models in API Connect - Jun 23, 2016
Broadcast Your LoopBack and Node.js Skills with IBM Open Badges - Jun 21, 2016
Webcast Available – Introduction to IBM API Connect - Jun 9, 2016
Introduction to API Connect for LoopBack Developers - Jun 8, 2016
Webcast: Introduction to IBM API Connect - Jun 1, 2016
User-based Authentication with Loopback - May 17, 2016
Working with Pagination and LoopBack - May 6, 2016
Managing LoopBack Configurations the Twelve-Factor Way - May 3, 2016
Working with Geographical Data in your API - Apr 26, 2016
Applying Custom Logic in Phases: Using Remote Hooks in LoopBack - Apr 19, 2016
Working with LoopBack’s Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) System - Apr 13, 2016
Remote Methods in Loopback: Creating Custom Endpoints - Apr 8, 2016
Webcast Available – StrongLoop to API Connect: the Evolution - Apr 5, 2016
Introduction to LoopBack Presentation - Mar 31, 2016
Examples of Validations for LoopBack Models - Mar 29, 2016
Securing Your API with OAuth - Mar 28, 2016
API Connect Has Arrived! - Mar 22, 2016
Migrating a Legacy System to LoopBack (Even with Complicated Data!) - Mar 3, 2016
Node.js is now a part of Code Rally - Feb 18, 2016
Introducing IBM API Connect - Feb 17, 2016
Write Your Own Co Using ES2015 Generators - Feb 1, 2016
3 Neat Tricks with npm run - Jan 13, 2016
Higher order functions in ES6; Easy as a => b => c; - Jan 11, 2016
Tips for Optimizing Slow Code in Node.js - Jan 6, 2016

2015

An Introduction To JavaScript ES6 Modules - Dec 1, 2015
Best Practices for Express in Production, Part Two: Performance and Reliability - Nov 19, 2015
Best Practices for Express in Production – Part One: Security - Nov 12, 2015
Part 4: Ionic & LoopBack Frameworks – Testing with Travis - Nov 10, 2015
Part 3: Ionic & LoopBack Frameworks – Building the Ionic App - Oct 6, 2015
An Introduction to JavaScript ES6 Arrow Functions - Sep 21, 2015
The Foundations of Universal (or Isomorphic) JavaScript - Sep 11, 2015
Part 2: Ionic & LoopBack Frameworks – Directives with the AngularJS LoopBack SDK - Sep 9, 2015
An Introduction To JavaScript ES6 Classes - Aug 12, 2015
Part 1: Ionic & LoopBack Frameworks – Building a REST API - Aug 10, 2015
Introducing the Xamarin SDK for LoopBack - Aug 5, 2015
How To: Build Xamarin Apps with Node.js REST APIs and SQL Server - Aug 5, 2015
Making the most of JavaScript’s “future” today with Babel - Jul 30, 2015
An Introduction to JavaScript ES6 Iterators - Jul 16, 2015
Build Real-Time Node.js Apps with Angular LiveSet and LoopBack - Jul 15, 2015
Getting Started with JavaScript ES6 Destructuring - Jun 17, 2015
How to Implement Node + React Isomorphic JavaScript & Why it Matters - Jun 10, 2015
Use LoopBack’s Geolocation Feature to Build a Simple Node.js User Registration App - Jun 3, 2015
Getting Started with JavaScript ES6 Object Notation - May 18, 2015
Getting Started with the Node.js LoopBack Connector for ArangoDB - May 12, 2015
How-to Test Client-Side JavaScript with Karma - May 6, 2015
Getting Started with the RethinkDB Connector for the LoopBack Node.js Framework - Apr 30, 2015
Introducing StrongLoop’s Unopinionated Node.js Pub/Sub - Apr 28, 2015
Getting Started with Node.js LoopBack Connector for Couchbase - Apr 23, 2015
Asynchronous Error Handling in Express with Promises, Generators and ES7 - Apr 21, 2015
Using Dependency Injection in Your JavaScript Unit Tests with Rewire - Mar 18, 2015
JavaScript ES6 Variable Declarations with let and const - Mar 17, 2015
Getting Started with the Saucie CLI to Make Cross Browser Testing Easier - Mar 12, 2015
Testing and Documenting Node.js APIs with Mocha and Acquit - Mar 11, 2015
StrongLoop npm Module Spotlight – Node.js Build, Deploy & Process Management - Mar 10, 2015
Two-Factor Authentication with LoopBack - Mar 3, 2015
An Update on the LoopBack Roadmap and Backlog - Feb 18, 2015
Managing the LoopBack Project with Waffle - Feb 18, 2015
Building Better npm Modules with Travis and Coveralls - Feb 11, 2015
Announcing the Official Node.js Connector for the Oracle Database by Oracle - Jan 27, 2015
Continuous Integration in the Cloud: Comparing Travis, Circle and Codeship - Jan 22, 2015
Roll your own Node.js CI Server with Jenkins – Part 1 - Jan 12, 2015
Roll your own Node.js CI Server with Jenkins – Part 2 - Jan 12, 2015

2014

Comparing JavaScript Templating Engines: Jade, Mustache, Dust and More - Nov 11, 2014
Bypassing Express View Rendering for Speed and Modularity - Nov 4, 2014
Writing Modular Node.js Projects for Express and Beyond - Oct 21, 2014
Announcing the Open Source Node.js LoopBack API Gateway - Oct 9, 2014
Getting Started with the LoopBack API Gateway Sample Application - Oct 9, 2014
Node.js API Tip: GeoLocation - Oct 3, 2014
Node.js Editor Comparison: Sublime vs Atom vs Cloud 9 - Sep 22, 2014
Building Enterprise APIs with StrongLoop Support for Swagger 2.0 - Sep 6, 2014
Best Practices for Deploying Node.js in Production - Sep 4, 2014
How to Deploy a Node.js REST API Server on Red Hat’s OpenShift - Sep 3, 2014
Getting Started with Node.js for the PHP Developer - Aug 27, 2014
Node.js API Tip: Offline Sync and Replication - Aug 26, 2014
Part One: Getting Started with Node.js for the .NET Developer - Aug 20, 2014
Part Two: Getting Started with Node.js for the .NET Developer - Aug 20, 2014
Getting Started with Node.js for the Java Developer - Aug 14, 2014
Getting Started with Node.js for the Rails Developer - Aug 7, 2014
Node.js API Tip: Model Driven Development - Jul 14, 2014
Automatic Node.js Clustering with Log Aggregation - Jul 2, 2014
Node.js Performance Tip of the Week: Managing Garbage Collection - Jun 25, 2014
Comparing Winston and Bunyan Node.js Logging - Jun 24, 2014
Announcing Support for Google, Facebook and GitHub Authentication in LoopBack - Jun 3, 2014
Open Source Replication and Offline Sync for Node.js and Devices - May 22, 2014
Node.js How-to: Publishing to Multiple npm Registries - May 21, 2014
New in the LoopBack Android SDK 1.3 – User Auth and Storage Service - May 20, 2014
Node.js Performance Tip of the Week: Scaling with Proxies and Clusters - May 16, 2014
Part 1: Enable Push Notifications With a Private mBaaS Hosted on Amazon – Intro to LoopBack - May 15, 2014
Part 2: Enable Push Notifications With a Private mBaaS Hosted on Amazon – Android Client - May 15, 2014
Part 3: Enable Push Notifications With a Private mBaaS Hosted on Amazon – iOS Client - May 15, 2014
Part 4: Enable Push Notifications With a Private mBaaS Hosted on Amazon – Putting It All Together - May 15, 2014
Getting Started with the PostgreSQL Connector for LoopBack - May 7, 2014
Generators in Node.js: Common Misconceptions and Three Good Use Cases - May 6, 2014
Easy Switching Between Public and Private npm Registries - Apr 30, 2014
Comparing Express, Restify, hapi and LoopBack for building RESTful APIs - Apr 29, 2014
Turn SOAP into REST APIs with LoopBack - Apr 24, 2014
Using Streaming Chunked HTML to Get Node.js to Deliver More Data - Apr 23, 2014
Full Stack JavaScript in Action with LoopBack’s Browser Support - Apr 21, 2014
Comparing Node.js Promises, Try/Catch, Angular Zone.js and yes, Zone - Apr 15, 2014
Beyond Node.js Express: An Intro to Koa.js and a Preview of Zones - Apr 11, 2014
Managing Objects in LoopBack with the Storage Provider of Your Choice - Apr 7, 2014
Node.js is Required for Next Generation API Servers - Apr 1, 2014
How-to Build CRUD Enabled iOS Apps with the LoopBack API Server – Part 1 - Mar 25, 2014
How-to Build CRUD Enabled iOS Apps with the LoopBack API Server – Part 2 - Mar 24, 2014
Defining and Mapping Data Relations with LoopBack Connected Models - Mar 24, 2014
Debugging CoffeeScript with the Node Inspector Debugger - Mar 6, 2014
API’s Lack Conventions and Standards – Two Perspectives on Solutions - Feb 12, 2014
Managing Node.js Callback Hell with Promises, Generators and Other Approaches - Feb 3, 2014
What Makes Node.js Faster Than Java? - Jan 30, 2014
Why the Enterprise needs an API Tier built in Node.js - Jan 29, 2014
How to Migrate an mBaaS: Deployd to LoopBack - Jan 15, 2014
A Brief History of Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaaS) - Jan 15, 2014
Getting Started with Android Push Notifications in LoopBack - Jan 14, 2014
Getting Started with iOS Push Notifications in LoopBack - Jan 14, 2014
Building Robust Node Applications: Error Handling - Jan 7, 2014

2013

Understanding the Node.js Event Loop - Dec 19, 2013
Mobile App Development with Full-Stack Javascript (part 1 of 4) - Dec 12, 2013
Using StrongLoop to Overcome Challenges with Connecting Mobile Apps to Data - Dec 11, 2013
Comparison: Tools to Automate Restarting Node.js Server After Code Changes - Dec 11, 2013
Template Systems in Node.js - Dec 10, 2013
Node.js support in Visual Studio? You bet your IDE - Nov 27, 2013
Using Node.js for Static Sites: Jade - Nov 27, 2013
Creating Desktop Applications With node-webkit - Nov 26, 2013
Deploying LoopBack mBaaS on Amazon EC2 - Nov 21, 2013
Connecting LoopBack to Data sources on Rackspace, Part 1 of 3: Connecting to MongoDB with ObjectRocket - Nov 21, 2013
Real-time Engines in Node.js - Nov 14, 2013
How to run Node.js on the JVM with Avatar.js and LoopBack - Nov 11, 2013
Getting Started with the MySQL Connector for LoopBack - Nov 6, 2013
Recipes for LoopBack Models, part 5 of 5: Model Synchronization with Relational Databases - Oct 31, 2013
Using a Digital Ocean Droplet for On Demand Node.js Mobile Backend - Oct 30, 2013
Recipes for LoopBack Models, part 4 of 5: Models by Instance Introspection - Oct 24, 2013
Node.js Performance Monitoring for your Ghost Blog - Oct 23, 2013
Recipes for LoopBack Models, part 3 of 5: Model Discovery with Relational Databases - Oct 17, 2013
Recipes for LoopBack Models, part 2 of 5: Models with Schema Definitions - Oct 9, 2013
Build a Slideshow with jQuery from Scratch - Oct 9, 2013
Recipes for LoopBack Models, Part 1 of 5: Open Models - Oct 3, 2013
How-to: Heap Snapshots and Handling Node.js Memory Leaks - Oct 2, 2013
Deploying LoopBack mBaaS on Rackspace - Sep 17, 2013
Deploying LoopBack mBaaS on Cloud Foundry - Sep 17, 2013
Using Express.js for APIs - Sep 4, 2013
How to Compose Node.js Promises with Q - Aug 14, 2013
How-to Improve Node.js HTTPS Server Performance - Aug 7, 2013
Deploy a Private npm Registry Without CouchDB or Redis - Jul 23, 2013
Monitoring and Stress Testing Node.js Apps - Jul 10, 2013
Promises in Node.js with Q – An Alternative to Callbacks - Jul 2, 2013
Comparing Node.js Support on PaaS Hosting Providers - Jun 24, 2013
Use Grunt.js and the Power of JavaScript to Automating Repetitive Tasks - Jun 12, 2013
Catching and sending website errors: An expedition with JavaScript, Node.js and SendGrid - Jun 10, 2013
Practical Examples of the New Node.js Streams API - May 29, 2013
How to Test an API with Node.js - May 1, 2013