#485 — May 9, 2023 Read on the Web Node v20.1.0 (Current) Released — If you’re still catching your breath after the epic Node 20 release, don’t fear – 20.1 is a more typical bugfix, dependency update, and tweak-style affair. Michaël Zasso 💡 That said, the fs readdir and opendir functions get a new recursive option
#637 — May 4, 2023 Read on the Web Psst.. if you’re wondering about the context of today’s subject line, see the first ⚡️ In Brief. JavaScript™ Weekly Angular v16 Released — With the “biggest release since the initial rollout of Angular”, v16 of the extensive framework introduces a preview of a new signals-based reactivity model (a.k.a.
#484 — May 2, 2023 Read on the Web NodeBB v3.0: The Node-Based Forum System — As certain types of social media enter turbulent times, we think forums might be ripe for a comeback.. so it’s great to see the latest major version of the long standing NodeBB make an appearance. v3.0 includes a new
#636 — April 27, 2023 Read on the Web JavaScript™ Weekly Babylon.js 6.0: The Powerful Web-Based 3D Framework — Babylon.js remains one of the world’s leading WebGL-based graphics engines with a visual scene builder and best-in-class physically-based rendering. v6.0 includes a new physics plugin with plenty of docs and demos, fluid rendering, major improvements to
#483 — April 25, 2023 Read on the Web How to Process a CSV File Faster in Node with Rust and NAPI-RS — NAPI-RS is a framework for building pre-compiled Node.js addons in Rust. This post looks at using it for practical ends, namely being able to process CSV data with high performance. Alexandru Olaru Building
#635 — April 20, 2023 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Introducing npm Package Provenance — As stewards of the official npm registry, GitHub has been keen to improve its security. As of this week, if you build npm packages through GitHub Actions, you can publish the provenance of a package which gives users a
#482 — April 18, 2023 Read on the Web Node.js 20 Released — A quirk of fate meant this issue was delayed for a couple of hours and.. Node v20 was launched in that time. Phew! This means we haven’t had much time to digest the news, though, but the key updates include: Experimental support for
#634 — April 13, 2023 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly The JavaScript Equality Table Game — Minesweeper will feel like a walk in the park after this reminder of the horrors of JavaScript’s ==. If you need to go in depth, Section 7.2.14 of the ECMAScript spec will help, but otherwise? Stick to three
#481 — April 11, 2023 Read on the Web ℹ️ I mentioned it in the last issue, but in case you missed it, Node Weekly is now sent on Tuesdays, so if you missed us, we’re back. Until we take another break in August. 😉__Peter Cooper, your editor Trying Node’s Built-In Test Runner — In
#633 — April 6, 2023 Read on the Web ❓ JavaScript Weekly on a Thursday? It’s true. As well as it being Good Friday tomorrow, we’ve decided to move to Thursday permanently going forward. We hope you have a good Easter, if you celebrate it.__Your editor, Peter Cooper JavaScript Weekly Croner: Cron for JavaScript and TypeScript