Node v23.10.0 (Current) Released — Node gains a new --experimental-config-file option for writing a JSON-based config file that contains options that would otherwise litter your command line flags – ideal for configuring the test runner, say.
Antoine du Hamel
Node v20.19.0 (LTS) Released with require(esm) — Node v20 is in maintenance mode, which usually means no new features, but it lands a significant one here: support for require(esm) enabled by default. This means all Node v20+ releases now support loading native ES modules with require out of the box. Ideal if you have dependencies to update and you’re still on v20.
OTPAuth: One Time Password (HOTP/TOTP) Library — When you log in to a site with 2FA and you’re asked for six digits from your authentication app, that’s a Time-based One-Time Password (or TOTP). This library for Node, Deno, Bun and the browser lets you work with both TOTPs and HOTPs (HMAC-based OTPs) from JavaScript.
Héctor Molinero Fernández
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📢 Elsewhere in JavaScript
A quick roundup of some other interesting stories in the broader JavaScript landscape, in case you’ve missed them:
