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Deno 1.30 backs built-in Node.js modules
The JavaScript/TypeScript runtime also updates the configuration file.
GitHub bolsters NPM access control
New granular access tokens allow NPM package maintainers to restrict which packages, scopes, and organizations a token has access to.
Deno stabilizes NPM compatibility
With Deno 1.28, developers now can import more than 1.3 million NPM modules, as well as run NPM scripts and CLIs and execute NPM packages with subcommands.
Deno runtime backs inlay hints for coding
The latest Deno runtime automatically pulls in TypeScript types via NPM, and it updates to the V8 10.8 JavaScript engine.
Node.js 19 boosts HTTP throughput
Upgrade to popular JavaScript runtime automatically enables HTTP Keep-Alive for outgoing connections, improving throughput through the reuse of connections.
Hands-on with MongoDB queryable encryption and Node.js
MongoDB queryable encryption means never having to decrypt sensitive data inside the data store, all but eliminating the database as a target of attack. Here’s how to get started.
Bun JavaScript runtime is in the oven
Bun is a JavaScript runtime built on the JavaScriptCore engine with a native bundler, transpiler, task runner, and NPM client built-in.
What is Node.js? The JavaScript runtime explained
Node.js is a lean, fast, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that is useful for both servers and desktop applications.
Deno 1.26 improves Node.js compatibility, npm support
Latest update to the alternative TypeScript/JavaScript runtime also brings bug fixes and performance boosts.
Deno tees up easy NPM imports, speed boosts
Upcoming HTTP server is the fastest JavaScript web server ever built, the project’s developers claim.
Deno vs. Node.js: Which is better?
Node.js is still the most widely used JavaScript runtime environment, but Deno is more secure and brings modern advantages. Compare Deno and Node.js and decide which is right for your next project.
Better type checking and more in Deno 1.24
The latest release of the Node.js rival features improved transpiler performance, smarter type checking, and debugging and fallback error handling support.
9 Deno runtime projects to watch
The Deno ecosystem is taking root, with a host of tools and services to challenge Node.js. Here are nine projects leveraging Deno for web development, serverless edge hosting, and more.
Deno Deploy moves toward GA, adds paid plan
Beta 4 of the serverless edge hosting service for JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly applications improves the management dashboard and adds three new regions.
Will JavaScript containers overtake Linux containers?
Node.js and Deno creator Ryan Dahl believes the majority of web services might be simplified by using JavaScript containers, rather than Linux containers.
Deno 1.21 improves REPL, error handling
Latest release of the JavaScript and TypeScript runtime also begins phasing in not type checking by default.
Node.js 18 updates OpenSSL support, enables fetch API
Experimental global fetch API that simplifies writing cross-platform HTTP request code is available by default in the latest version of the popular JavaScript runtime.
Review: The 10 best JavaScript editors
Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Brackets, and Atom rise to the top, but several others are also worth considering.