Node.js v20.8.0 has arrived, offering performance improvements for streams in the popular JavaScript runtime environment. Published as the “current” version of Node.js on September 29 and offering the platform’s latest features, Version 20.8.0 can be downloaded from nodejs.org. Stream performance improvements were made to writeable and readable streams, improving creation Read more…
Node.js went from an out-of-the-box idea to a mainstay in record time. Today, it’s a de facto standard for creating web applications, systems software, and more. Server-side Node frameworks like Express, build-chain tools like Webpack, and a host of utilities for every need make Node a hugely popular way to leverage the Read more…
#503 — September 26, 2023 Read on the Web Speeding up the JavaScript Ecosystem: Polyfills Gone Rogue? — Marvin has been on a mission to speed up popular libraries – first blogging about speeding up the JS ecosystem, one library at a time last year. Earlier this year he tackled Read more…
Deno runtime proponents are touting the simplification of software development via the use of Jupyter Notebook in Deno 1.37. This latest version of the runtime for JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly also features improved editor support for Visual Studio Code. To read this article in full, please click here
#502 — September 19, 2023 Read on the Web Does Node.js Need a Mascot? — Go has its cute gopher, Deno has a dinosaur, Bun has, well.. a bun, but what does Node have? Nothing official, as such, and Matteo Collina ponders whether we should change that. Most of the Read more…
#501 — September 12, 2023 Read on the Web MikroORM 5.8 Released — When MikroORM is mentioned anywhere, I always see folks saying it’s great and deserves more attention, so I’m doing my bit to help 😁 It’s an ORM for Node based around Data Mapper, Unit of Work (hello Read more…
Bun, an all-in-one toolkit for building, testing, debugging, and running JavaScript and TypeScript apps, has reached stable production-ready status as of September 8. Positioned as a drop-in replacement for Node.js, Bun is a single executable intended to eliminate complexity and slowness without tossing away everything that is “great” about JavaScript, Read more…
Node.js 20.6.0, the latest version of the asynchronous, event-driven JavaScript runtime, includes built-in 1env. file support for configuring environment variables. The update, cited as the “current” version of Node.js and announced September 4, can be downloaded from the project website. With 1env. , Node.js proponents said the configuration file should follow Read more…
Hapi is a Node.js framework in the vein of Express but with a handful of distinguishing ideas, including a no-dependency, high-quality code stack; powerful configuration options; and fine-tuned extensibility that covers many use cases. JavaScript creator Brendan Eich said of Hapi that it “provides the right set of core APIs and Read more…
#500 — September 5, 2023 Read on the Web Node v20.6.0 (Current) Released — As we teased last week, the latest Node release includes all-new built-in support for setting environment variables via 1.env files, so you may no longer have a need for dotenv, depending on your use case. You Read more…
