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Deno 1.19, the latest version of the secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, extends web stream support and introduces a deno vendor subcommand for “vendoring” dependencies. In Deno 1.19, unveiled February 17, files, network sockets, and stdio now are native web streams. With this feature, the Deno.FsFile and Deno.Conn interfaces have readable and writable properties

Latest update to the secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript brings native support for web streams to files, network sockets, and stdio.

Latest release of Node.js alternative also brings automatic discovery of configuration files and stabilization of the nested test steps API.

With Deno 1.18, an upgrade to the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime positioned as a Node.js alternative, the Deno project’s developers have completed the Web Cryptography API. Deno’s Web Crypto API was finalized after a six-month effort. Deno now passes 98.1% of the web platform test suite for the API, according to release notes. The Web Crypto API […]

Latest update to the Node.js rival also stabilises the WebSocket API, introduces file locking APIs, and updates the Deno extension for Visual Studio Code.

‘Super-fast’ non-optimising Sparkplug compiler, which compiles bytecode to machine code, makes its debut in V8 9.1 and Chrome 91.

Node.js 16 was released on April 20, adding Apple Silicon binaries and additional stable APIs to the popular JavaScript runtime. The release is the first to ship with prebuilt binaries for Apple Silicon. While Node.js will provide separate tarballs for the Intel and Arm architectures, the MacOS installer will be shipped as a “fat” (multi-architecture) binary. Node.js 16 follows the October 2020 release of Node.js 15. [ Other new features and improvements in Node.js 16: The Timers Promises ...

Hi! Im Marcel, web developer at Q42 and creator of the Micrio storytelling platform. In 2015, I started developing a JavaScript viewer for ultra high resolution 2D and 360° images with added markers, tours, audio, and more. Since then, Ive been pushing to find the best balance between hardware performance, minimal CPU and bandwidth use, and compatibility for older browsers to deliver a sharp and high quality viewing experience. For Micrio, it is vital that the performance on the clients browse...