The DataStax Node.js driver for Apache Cassandra has been released in its first beta version. Built on top of a previous driver, it offers high-level features similar to other DataStax drivers for Cassandra. It is designed to be tunable through tuning policies and connection options. The public API shares many names with the Java/C# counterparts, and some internal classes have the same behavior as their counterparts. Development will continue on this project while node-cassandra-cql will be discontinued. Exciting new features are planned, and users can join the driver mailing list or follow DataStax developers on Twitter for updates.