Scalability, latency, and throughput are key performance indicators for web servers. Keeping the latency low and the throughput high while scaling up and out is not easy. Node.js is a JavaScript runtime environment that achieves low latency and high throughput by taking a “non-blocking” approach to serving requests. In other Read more…
Deno, a JavaScript/TypeScript runtime promising stronger security and a superior developer experience to Node.js, reached its 1.0 release status on May 13, 2020. Created by Ryan Dahl, who also created Node.js, Deno was designed to address a number of Node’s shortcomings, particularly security. (Deno is an anagram of Node.) The project became Read more…
The arrival of Deno, an alternative to the Node.js JavaScript runtime, has inspired open source developers to create Nest.land, a decentralized module registry for Deno that uses blockchain technology to store modules permanently. With Nest.land, a distributed blockchain infrastructure is used to store the data, which is replicated “forever” via Read more…
Deno, an alternative JavaScript runtime to Node.js, has been upgraded with capabilities including a WebSocket API and an early version of an automatic restart capability. Deno 1.4, released September 13, is being called the largest feature release yet. Highlights include a web standard WebSocket API, for communicating with remote servers Read more…
Modern application development depends on automated testing, using test frameworks to ensure that code is ready to go into application packages and out to end-users. To get the most from testing, tests are written before code and can be integrated into source control and CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment) pipelines. Tests Read more…
NPM 7.0.0, an upgrade to the JavaScript package manager, is due to be released with Node.js 15 this week, highlighted by Workspaces. Workspaces is a long-requested feature that gives NPM a set of features to manage multiple packages from within a singular, top-level root package. Driving the addition of this capability Read more…
Node.js 15.0.0, the latest version of the event-driven JavaScript runtime that now has competition from the Deno runtime, was released October 20, with an experimental transport protocol for HTTP/3 and the latest version of the NPM package manager. Downloadable from Nodejs.org, Node.js 15.0.0 replaces Node.js 14 as the “current” release Read more…
The developers of Deno, which is positioned as a secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript and rival to Node.js, have published Deno 1.5, a new version of the platform that improves bundling and REPL capabilities. The 1deno bundle command in Deno 1.5 is billed to be as much as 15 times Read more…
Deno 1.7, the latest version of the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime built to serve as a more secure alternative to Node.js, is highlighted by improved compilation and data URL capabilities. Published January 19, Deno 1.7 offers features, stabilizations, and improvements to APIs and tools. Installation instructions can be found at deno.land. [ Read more…
NPM CLI 7, an upgrade of the command line toolkit for the JavaScript package manager, is now generally available. The new version brings a Workspaces feature as well as changes to the lockfile format and enhanced performance. NPM CLI 7 had been available on an opt-in basis since October, but Read more…
