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2016-03-22, Version v4.4.1 'Argon' (LTS)

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This LTS release comes with 113 commits, 56 of which are doc related,
18 of which are build / tooling related, 16 of which are test related
and 7 which are benchmark related.

Notable Changes:

* build:
  - Updated Logos for the OSX + Windows installers
    - (Rod Vagg) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5401
    - (Robert Jefe Lindstaedt) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5531
  - New option to select your VS Version in the Windows installer
    - (julien.waechter) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4645
  - Support Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
    - (João Reis) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5627
* tools:
  - Gyp now works on OSX without XCode
    - (Shigeki Ohtsu) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/1325

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5835
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# Node.js ChangeLog
## 2016-03-22, Version 4.4.1 'Argon' (LTS), @thealphanerd
This LTS release comes with 113 commits, 56 of which are doc related,
18 of which are build / tooling related, 16 of which are test related
and 7 which are benchmark related.
### Notable Changes
* **build**:
- Updated Logos for the OSX + Windows installers
- (Rod Vagg) [#5401](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5401)
- (Robert Jefe Lindstaedt) [#5531](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5531)
- New option to select your VS Version in the Windows installer
- (julien.waechter) [#4645](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4645)
- Support Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
- (João Reis) [#5627](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5627)
* **tools**:
- Gyp now works on OSX without XCode
- (Shigeki Ohtsu) [nodejs/node#1325](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/1325)
### Commits
* [[`df283f8a03`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/df283f8a03)] - **benchmark**: fix linting issues (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`c901741c60`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c901741c60)] - **benchmark**: use strict mode (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`4be2065dbc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4be2065dbc)] - **benchmark**: refactor to eliminate redeclared vars (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`ddac368533`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ddac368533)] - **benchmark**: fix lint errors (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`03b20a73b9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/03b20a73b9)] - **benchmark**: add benchmark for buf.compare() (Rich Trott) [#5441](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5441)
* [[`b816044845`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b816044845)] - **buffer**: remove duplicated code in fromObject (HUANG Wei) [#4948](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4948)
* [[`067ce9b905`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/067ce9b905)] - **build**: don't install github templates (Johan Bergström) [#5612](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5612)
* [[`a1772dc515`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a1772dc515)] - **build**: update Node.js logo on OSX installer (Rod Vagg) [#5401](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5401)
* [[`9058fc0383`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9058fc0383)] - **build**: correctly detect clang version (Stefan Budeanu) [#5553](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5553)
* [[`1165ecc6f7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1165ecc6f7)] - **build**: update Node.js logo on Win installer (Robert Jefe Lindstaedt) [#5531](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5531)
* [[`4990ddad72`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4990ddad72)] - **build**: remove --quiet from eslint invocation (firedfox) [#5519](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5519)
* [[`46a5d519dd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/46a5d519dd)] - **build**: skip msi build if WiX is not found (Tsarevich Dmitry) [#5220](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5220)
* [[`dac4e64491`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dac4e64491)] - **build**: add option to select VS version (julien.waechter) [#4645](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4645)
* [[`7a10fd3a56`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7a10fd3a56)] - **collaborator_guide**: clarify commit message rules (Wyatt Preul) [#5661](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5661)
* [[`97e95d04c2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/97e95d04c2)] - **crypto**: PBKDF2 works with `int` not `ssize_t` (Fedor Indutny) [#5397](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5397)
* [[`57b02e6a3e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/57b02e6a3e)] - **debugger**: remove unneeded callback check (Rich Trott) [#5319](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5319)
* [[`19ae308867`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/19ae308867)] - **deps**: update openssl config (Shigeki Ohtsu) [#5630](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5630)
* [[`d7b81b5bc7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d7b81b5bc7)] - **deps**: cherry-pick 2e4da65 from v8's 4.8 upstream (Michael Dawson) [#5293](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5293)
* [[`1e05f371d6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1e05f371d6)] - **doc**: fix typo in synchronous randomBytes example (Andrea Giammarchi) [#5781](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5781)
* [[`5f54bd2088`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5f54bd2088)] - **doc**: topic blocking vs non-blocking (Jarrett Widman) [#5326](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5326)
* [[`0943001563`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0943001563)] - **doc**: fix invalid path doc comments (Rich Trott) [#5797](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5797)
* [[`bb423bb1e6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/bb423bb1e6)] - **doc**: update release tweet template (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#5628](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5628)
* [[`1e877f10aa`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1e877f10aa)] - **doc**: fix typo in child_process docs (Benjamin Gruenbaum) [#5681](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5681)
* [[`d53dcc599b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d53dcc599b)] - **doc**: update fansworld-claudio username on README (Claudio Rodriguez) [#5680](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5680)
* [[`4332f8011e`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4332f8011e)] - **doc**: fix return value of write methods (Felix Böhm) [#5736](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5736)
* [[`e572542de5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e572542de5)] - **doc**: Add note about use of JSON.stringify() (Mithun Patel) [#5723](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5723)
* [[`daf3ef66ef`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/daf3ef66ef)] - **doc**: explain path.format() algorithm (Rich Trott) [#5688](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5688)
* [[`f6d4982aa0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f6d4982aa0)] - **doc**: clarify type of first argument in zlib (Kirill Fomichev) [#5685](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5685)
* [[`07e71b2d44`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/07e71b2d44)] - **doc**: fix typo in api/addons (Daijiro Wachi) [#5678](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5678)
* [[`c6dc56175b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c6dc56175b)] - **doc**: remove non-standard use of hyphens (Stefano Vozza)
* [[`4c92316972`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4c92316972)] - **doc**: add fansworld-claudio to collaborators (Claudio Rodriguez) [#5668](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5668)
* [[`0a6e883f85`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0a6e883f85)] - **doc**: add thekemkid to collaborators (Glen Keane) [#5667](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5667)
* [[`39c7d8a972`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/39c7d8a972)] - **doc**: add AndreasMadsen to collaborators (Andreas Madsen) [#5666](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5666)
* [[`eec3008970`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/eec3008970)] - **doc**: add whitlockjc to collaborators (Jeremy Whitlock) [#5665](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5665)
* [[`e5f254d83c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e5f254d83c)] - **doc**: add benjamingr to collaborator list (Benjamin Gruenbaum) [#5664](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5664)
* [[`3f718643c9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3f718643c9)] - **doc**: add phillipj to collaborators (Phillip Johnsen) [#5663](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5663)
* [[`2d5527fe69`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2d5527fe69)] - **doc**: add mattloring to collaborators (Matt Loring) [#5662](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5662)
* [[`51763462bc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/51763462bc)] - **doc**: include typo in 'unhandledRejection' example (Robert C Jensen) [#5654](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5654)
* [[`cae5da2f0a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cae5da2f0a)] - **doc**: fix markdown links (Steve Mao) [#5641](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5641)
* [[`b1b17efcb7`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b1b17efcb7)] - **doc**: move build instructions to a new document (Johan Bergström) [#5634](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5634)
* [[`13a8bde1fa`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/13a8bde1fa)] - **doc**: fix dns.resolveCname description typo (axvm) [#5622](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5622)
* [[`1faea43c40`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1faea43c40)] - **doc**: fix typo in fs.symlink (Michaël Zasso) [#5560](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5560)
* [[`98a1bb6989`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/98a1bb6989)] - **doc**: document directories in test directory (Michael Barrett) [#5557](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5557)
* [[`04d3f8a741`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/04d3f8a741)] - **doc**: update link green to match homepage (silverwind) [#5548](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5548)
* [[`1afab6ac9c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1afab6ac9c)] - **doc**: add clarification on birthtime in fs stat (Kári Tristan Helgason) [#5479](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5479)
* [[`d871ae2349`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d871ae2349)] - **doc**: fix typo in child_process documentation (Evan Lucas) [#5474](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5474)
* [[`97a18bdbad`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/97a18bdbad)] - **doc**: update NAN urls in ROADMAP.md and doc/releases.md (ronkorving) [#5472](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5472)
* [[`d4a1fc7acd`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d4a1fc7acd)] - **doc**: add Testing WG (Rich Trott) [#5461](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5461)
* [[`1642078580`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1642078580)] - **doc**: fix crypto function indentation level (Brian White) [#5460](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5460)
* [[`2b0c7ad985`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2b0c7ad985)] - **doc**: fix links in tls, cluster docs (Alexander Makarenko) [#5364](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5364)
* [[`901dbabea6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/901dbabea6)] - **doc**: fix relative links in net docs (Evan Lucas) [#5358](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5358)
* [[`38d429172d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/38d429172d)] - **doc**: fix typo in pbkdf2Sync code sample (Marc Cuva) [#5306](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5306)
* [[`d4cfc6f97c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d4cfc6f97c)] - **doc**: add missing property in cluster example (Rafael Cepeda) [#5305](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5305)
* [[`b66d6b1458`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b66d6b1458)] - **doc**: improve httpVersionMajor / httpVersionMajor (Jackson Tian) [#5296](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5296)
* [[`70c872c9c4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/70c872c9c4)] - **doc**: improve unhandledException doc copy (James M Snell) [#5287](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5287)
* [[`ba5e0b6110`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ba5e0b6110)] - **doc**: fix buf.readInt16LE output (Chinedu Francis Nwafili) [#5282](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5282)
* [[`1624d5b049`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1624d5b049)] - **doc**: document base64url encoding support (Tristan Slominski) [#5243](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5243)
* [[`b1d580c9d2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b1d580c9d2)] - **doc**: update removeListener behaviour (Vaibhav) [#5201](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5201)
* [[`ca17f91ba8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ca17f91ba8)] - **doc**: add note for binary safe string reading (Anton Andesen) [#5155](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5155)
* [[`0830bb4950`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0830bb4950)] - **doc**: clarify when writable.write callback is called (Kevin Locke) [#4810](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4810)
* [[`17a74305c8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/17a74305c8)] - **doc**: add info to docs on how to submit docs patch (Sequoia McDowell) [#4591](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4591)
* [[`470a9ca909`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/470a9ca909)] - **doc**: add onboarding resources (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#3726](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3726)
* [[`3168e6b486`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/3168e6b486)] - **doc**: update V8 URL (Craig Akimoto) [#5530](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5530)
* [[`04d16eb7e8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/04d16eb7e8)] - **doc**: document fs.datasync(Sync) (Ron Korving) [#5402](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5402)
* [[`29646200f8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/29646200f8)] - **doc**: add Evan Lucas to the CTC (Rod Vagg)
* [[`a2a32b7810`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a2a32b7810)] - **doc**: add Rich Trott to the CTC (Rod Vagg) [#5276](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5276)
* [[`4e469d5e47`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4e469d5e47)] - **doc**: add Ali Ijaz Sheikh to the CTC (Rod Vagg) [#5277](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5277)
* [[`d09b44f59b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d09b44f59b)] - **doc**: add Сковорода Никита Андреевич to the CTC (Rod Vagg) [#5278](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5278)
* [[`ebbc64bc97`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ebbc64bc97)] - **doc**: add "building node with ninja" guide (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#4767](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4767)
* [[`67245fa0e3`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/67245fa0e3)] - **doc**: clarify code of conduct reporting (Julie Pagano) [#5107](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5107)
* [[`cd78ff9706`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cd78ff9706)] - **doc**: fix links in Addons docs (Alexander Makarenko) [#5072](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5072)
* [[`20539954ff`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/20539954ff)] - **docs**: fix man pages link if tok type is code (Mithun Patel) [#5721](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5721)
* [[`38d7b0b6ea`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/38d7b0b6ea)] - **docs**: update link to iojs+release ci job (Myles Borins) [#5632](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5632)
* [[`f982632f90`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f982632f90)] - **http**: remove old, confusing comment (Brian White) [#5233](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5233)
* [[`ca5d7a8bb6`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ca5d7a8bb6)] - **http**: remove unnecessary check (Brian White) [#5233](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5233)
* [[`2ce83bd8f9`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2ce83bd8f9)] - **http,util**: fix typos in comments (Alexander Makarenko) [#5279](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5279)
* [[`b690916e5a`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b690916e5a)] - **lib**: freelist: use .pop() for allocation (Anton Khlynovskiy) [#2174](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/2174)
* [[`e7f45f0a17`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/e7f45f0a17)] - **repl**: handle quotes within regexp literal (Prince J Wesley) [#5117](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5117)
* [[`7c3b844f78`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7c3b844f78)] - **src**: return UV_EAI_NODATA on empty lookup (cjihrig) [#4715](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4715)
* [[`242a65e930`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/242a65e930)] - **stream**: prevent object map change in TransformState (Evan Lucas) [#5032](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5032)
* [[`fb5ba6b928`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/fb5ba6b928)] - **stream**: prevent object map change in ReadableState (Evan Lucas) [#4761](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4761)
* [[`04db9efd78`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/04db9efd78)] - **stream**: fix no data on partial decode (Brian White) [#5226](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5226)
* [[`cc0e36ff98`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/cc0e36ff98)] - **string_decoder**: fix performance regression (Brian White) [#5134](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5134)
* [[`666d3690d8`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/666d3690d8)] - **test**: eval a strict function (Kári Tristan Helgason) [#5250](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5250)
* [[`9952bcf203`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/9952bcf203)] - **test**: bug repro for vm function redefinition (cjihrig) [#5528](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5528)
* [[`063f22f1f0`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/063f22f1f0)] - **test**: check memoryUsage properties The properties on memoryUsage were not checked before, this commit checks them. (Wyatt Preul) [#5546](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5546)
* [[`7a0fcfc127`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7a0fcfc127)] - **test**: remove broken debugger scenarios (Rich Trott) [#5532](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5532)
* [[`ba9ad2662c`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/ba9ad2662c)] - **test**: apply Linux workaround to Linux only (Rich Trott) [#5471](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5471)
* [[`4aa2c03d31`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4aa2c03d31)] - **test**: increase timeout for test-tls-fast-writing (Rich Trott) [#5466](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5466)
* [[`b4ef644ce4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b4ef644ce4)] - **test**: retry on known SmartOS bug (Rich Trott) [#5454](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5454)
* [[`d681bf24b5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d681bf24b5)] - **test**: fix flaky child-process-fork-regr-gh-2847 (Santiago Gimeno) [#5422](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5422)
* [[`b4fbe04514`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b4fbe04514)] - **test**: fix test-timers.reliability on OS X (Rich Trott) [#5379](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5379)
* [[`99269ffdbf`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/99269ffdbf)] - **test**: increase timeouts on some unref timers tests (Jeremiah Senkpiel) [#5352](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5352)
* [[`85f927a774`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/85f927a774)] - **test**: prevent flakey test on pi2 (Trevor Norris) [#5537](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5537)
* [[`c86902d800`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/c86902d800)] - **test**: mitigate flaky test-http-agent (Rich Trott) [#5346](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5346)
* [[`f242e62817`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/f242e62817)] - **test**: remove flaky designation from fixed tests (Rich Trott) [#5459](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5459)
* [[`a39aacf035`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a39aacf035)] - **test**: refactor test-dgram-udp4 (Santiago Gimeno) [#5339](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5339)
* [[`6386f62221`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6386f62221)] - **test**: remove unneeded bind() and related comments (Aayush Naik) [#5023](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5023)
* [[`068b0cbd12`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/068b0cbd12)] - **test**: move cluster tests to parallel (Rich Trott) [#4774](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/4774)
* [[`a673c9ae2d`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/a673c9ae2d)] - **tls**: fix assert in context._external accessor (Ben Noordhuis) [#5521](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5521)
* [[`8ffef48fee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/8ffef48fee)] - **tools**: fix gyp to work on MacOSX without XCode (Shigeki Ohtsu) [nodejs/node#1325](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/1325)
* [[`4b6a8f4321`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/4b6a8f4321)] - **tools**: update gyp to b3cef02 (Imran Iqbal) [#3487](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3487)
* [[`7501ddc878`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/7501ddc878)] - **tools**: support testing known issues (cjihrig) [#5528](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5528)
* [[`10ec1d2a6b`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/10ec1d2a6b)] - **tools**: enable linting for benchmarks (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`deec8bc5f5`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/deec8bc5f5)] - **tools**: reduce verbosity of cpplint (Sakthipriyan Vairamani) [#5578](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5578)
* [[`64d5752711`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/64d5752711)] - **tools**: enable no-self-assign ESLint rule (Rich Trott) [#5552](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5552)
* [[`131ed494e2`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/131ed494e2)] - **tools**: enable no-extra-parens in ESLint (Rich Trott) [#5512](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5512)
* [[`d4b9f02fdc`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/d4b9f02fdc)] - **tools**: apply custom buffer lint rule to /lib only (Rich Trott) [#5371](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5371)
* [[`6867bed4c4`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6867bed4c4)] - **tools**: enable additional lint rules (Rich Trott) [#5357](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5357)
* [[`5e6b7605ee`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/5e6b7605ee)] - **tools**: add Node.js-specific ESLint rules (Rich Trott) [#5320](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5320)
* [[`6dc49ae203`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/6dc49ae203)] - **tools,benchmark**: increase lint compliance (Rich Trott) [#5773](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5773)
* [[`dff7091fce`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/dff7091fce)] - **url**: group slashed protocols by protocol name (nettofarah) [#5380](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5380)
* [[`0e97a3ea51`](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/0e97a3ea51)] - **win,build**: support Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 (João Reis) [#5627](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5627)
## 2016-03-16, Version 5.9.0 (Stable), @evanlucas
### Notable changes