Node.js 22; Bun 1.1.5; JSR is not a package manager

Node.js 22: require() ESM modules, --run package scripts, --watch files, fs.glob() and more

nodejs.org @nodejs@social.lfx.dev

Highlights:

V8 is updated to 12.4 and now supports WebAssembly Garbage Collection, Array.fromAsync(), Set methods, iterator helper methods and more.
“V8’s Maglev Compiler is now enabled by default on supported architectures. Maglev improves performance for short-lived CLI programs.”
require() works for any ESM module – as long as there aren’t any asynchronous modules (with top-level await) in its import graph (its imports, the imports of its imports, etc.).
Support for running package.json scripts via node --run <script-name>
Watch mode (node --watch): If the watched files change, Node.js is restarted.
Pattern matching via fs.glob() and fs.globSync()

Bun 1.1.5: cross-compile executables, new crash reporter, import files as text, and more

bun.sh github.com/Electroid github.com/oven-sh

Highlights:

Cross-compile standalone executables with bun build --compile
bun.report is Bun's new crash reporter (more information on bun.report)
Import files as "text", "json", "toml", "file"

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JSR is not another package manager

deno.com github.com/ry @deno_land@fosstodon.org

Quote (emphasis mine): “Today, most JavaScript is written using ES modules, yet the pathways for distributing these modules remain convoluted, especially when TypeScript is involved. This clear gap in the ecosystem prompted the creation of JSR, not as another package manager but as a transformative registry designed to revolutionize how JavaScript and TypeScript are shared across server-side runtimes, browsers, and various tools.”

JavaScript engine optimization technique: inline caches

blog.frontend-almanac.com

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Node.js 22; Bun 1.1.5; JSR is not a package manager

Node.js 22: require() ESM modules, --run package scripts, --watch files, fs.glob() and more

Bun 1.1.5: cross-compile executables, new crash reporter, import files as text, and more

Ship fast. Stay secure.

JSR is not another package manager

JavaScript engine optimization technique: inline caches

Poll: What is your preferred JavaScript bundler (which is not necessarily the one you use the most)?

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Pnpm v9.0.0; Biome v1.7; ESLint v9.1.0; Node.js collaboration summit; Intl.Segmenter; tree shaking;

April TC39 meeting; Rspack v0.6; future of JS packages; Evan You on Vue, Vite, etc.

ESLint v9.0.0; ESLint Config Inspector; Bun 1.1; JavaScript Signals; learn JavaScript; numbers in JS

Iterator helpers; Deno 1.42; Interop 2023; runtime compatibility; GPU-accelerated sorting;

Node.js documentary; nodejs.org redesign; require(esm) in Node.js; new built-in Node.js features;

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