A new (small) Express.js release appears

March 5, 2024 By Mark Otto 0

Node.js Weekly

Deno Introduces JSR: A New JavaScript Registry — The JavaScript Registry (a.k.a. JSR) is a new TypeScript-first, ESM-only module registry designed for the entire JavaScript ecosystem (not just Deno). This post digs into what it’s all about. I find it rather cute that npm’s own flexibility makes JSR easy to use from Node too, via npx jsr!

Dahl, Casonato, and Whinnery

Instant GraphQL Backends for Node.js — Whether you’re a GraphQL enthusiast, a Node.js developer, or someone striving for optimal API performance, this guide will equip you enough to accelerate your API creation journey and focus on meaningful backend work.

Hasura

A Look at Eight Top Recent V8 in Node Updates — V8 is the JavaScript engine that powers Node and the V8 team continues to make it faster and better every month without fail. This post explains some of the most recent enhancements at a high-ish level.

Antonello Zanini

🛠 Code & Tools

PGlite: Postgres in WebAssembly — Folks have run Postgres in WebAssembly contexts before, though usually with a heavy Linux VM layer sitting in the middle. PGlite packages a WASM build of Postgres into a TypeScript library that can be run in the browser or on Node.js at under 4MB gzipped.

ElectricSQL / Neon

  • MongoDB Node.js Driver 6.4 – The latest official MongoDB Node.js driver. (The MongoDB team does a good job with release notes – hats off to them.)

  • Bun 1.0.30 – The alternative runtime lands more Node.js compatibility enhancements.

  • esno 4.7 – Imagine tsx but with automated CJS/ESM mode and caching.

  • express-rate-limit 7.2 – Basic rate-limiting middleware.

  • AdminJS 7.7 – Automatic admin interface for Node apps.

  • NVM Desktop 3.2 – Desktop UI for Node Version Manager.

  • node-addon-api 8.0 – A module for using Node-API from C++.

  • Piscina 4.4 – Efficient worker thread pool implementation.

  • Archiver 7.0 – A streaming interface for archive generation.

  • Undici 6.7 – Node’s HTTP/1.1 client library.