“This release includes upgrades to other dependencies bundled with Node.js as well as incremental improvements to Node.js core modules,” Mikeal Rogers, Node community manager, said.

One of the main updates in Node.js 21 is that the V8 engine was updated to version 11.8.

The new Node.js 14 version includes improved diagnostics, an upgrade of V8, an experimental Async Local Storage API, hardening of the streams APIs, removal of the Experimental Modules warning, and ...

On theCube last week Dahl explained that the big challenges for Node.js are now in the modules, rather than the core of Node.js. And the modules are where Schlueter has been focusing his work.

Priced at US$990 a month, Node.js Core Support is aimed at heavy commercial users of Node.js. The service will inspect Node.js systems and provide data to troubleshoot issues.

Currently, modules must be recompiled to work with new versions of Node.js and the JavaScript engine, which traditionally has been Google’s V8 engine.