.env support coming to Node

#​499 — August 29, 2023 Read on the Web 👋 We’re back! Well, sort of.. If you didn’t get an issue of Node Weekly in the past few weeks, don’t worry, I was on vacation. I’m technically on vacation for a couple more days but didn’t want too many issues Read more…

Opening up the Node.js toolbox

#​497 — August 1, 2023 Read on the Web PythonMonkey: JavaScript/WASM Interop for Python — The alpha release of a new way to bring Python and JavaScript together, by way of embedding Mozilla SpiderMonkey into the Python VM. This post introduces the concept with some examples, an idea of where Read more…

Deno unveils faster, simpler web server API

Deno 1.35, the latest version of the JavaScript/TypeScript/WebAssembly runtime positioned as an alternative to Node.js, stabilizes 1Deno.serve() , a new API that makes it easier to build web servers. The 1Deno.serve() API provides a “fast and convenient” way to create web servers, according to Deno project developers, who announced Deno Read more…

Simple tests for dark scenarios

#​494 — July 11, 2023 Read on the Web Node v20.4.0 Introduces Mock Timers — The latest release of Node includes a new 1MockTimers API that can make any tests involving time-dependent functionality more reliable and deterministic by mocking 1setTimeout , 1setInterval , 1<a href="https://nodeweekly.com/link/142336/rss">node:timers</a> , and more. Rafael Gonzaga Testing Read more…

Deno wants us to ditch CommonJS

#​493 — July 4, 2023 Read on the Web RegExp’s 1v Flag with Set Notation and Properties of Strings — The capability of regexes in Node has been turned up a few notches, especially in the support for, and manipulation of, Unicode character sets (for example, you can now do Read more…

Getting under Node’s skin

#​491 — June 20, 2023 Read on the Web ▶  Recreating a JS Runtime to Understand Node’s Magic — Popular speaker, educator, Microsoft MVP and Node.js core team member Erick gives a very enthusiastic talk on the latest ‘hello world’ in the JavaScript world: building a runtime 😏 Somehow, Erick manages Read more…