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Node.js 21 released
#506 — October 17, 2023 Read on the Web Node.js 21 Now Available — This news is just breaking, but Node v21 (release notes) replaces Node v20 as the ‘current’ release line (basically, the one that gets all the shiny new features first.) This also means Node v20 will soon Read more…
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Testing perfection for Node?
#505 — October 10, 2023 Read on the Web ✍️ Due to being on the road attending the inaugural AI Engineer Summit, this week’s issue was meant to be shorter than usual.. but I’m not sure it’s actually turned out that way 😅 In any case, we’re back to full Read more…
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Node 20 gets faster, approaches LTS status
#504 — October 3, 2023 Read on the Web Honey, I Shrunk the npm Package! — Compression is under the hood of everything on the Web today, including npm packages. But could the standard gzip approach be showing its age in both speed and effectiveness? Jamie runs a package through Read more…
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Latest Node.js boosts stream performance
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…