The Node.js team has recently released version 20.6.0, which brings improvements in environment variable configuration, module resolution, module customization, and experimental support for C++ garbage collection.In this patch, developers gain a new feature: built-in support for `.env` files. These files, following the INI file format, offer a simplified approach to configuring environment variables. Developers can […]

Researchers have discovered multiple npm packages named after NodeJS libraries that even pack a Windows executable that resembles NodeJS but instead drops a sinister trojan.These packages, given their stealthiness and a very low detection rate, had been present on npm for over two months prior to their detection by the researchers.Researchers at software security firm […]

Version 20 of Node.js was released on 18 April 2023. It addresses some issues and criticisms already “solved” by Deno and Bun, including a new permission model and a stable native test runner. This article examines the new options available to developers using the world’s most-used JavaScript runtime. The April even-numbered releases (14, 16, 18, […]

Node.js 20 is available. The latest version of the popular JavaScript runtime introduces a permissions model for restricting resource access during execution. It’s currently an experimental feature, requiring a special flag to enable. Introduced April 18, Node.js 20 can be accessed from nodejs.org as the “Current” release, carrying the latest features of the platform. It […]