Tracing of Node.js for Better Visibility and Performance with N|Solid
Tracing allows developers to analyze application performance by visualizing the relationships between different processes through spans and traces.
It’s time to go ESM-only
#723 — February 14, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Style Observer: A Library to Observe CSS Property Changes — Lea Verou is a developer who’s easy to admire because whenever she sets out to solve a problem, the results are always fully formed with no cut corners. So it goes with this ‘exhaustively tested’ …
Get Clear Insights with Sourcemaps Using N|Solid CPU Profiles
If you’re working with transpiled or minified code in production, leveraging sourcemaps in N|Solid can save you hours of debugging time.
Oracle dabbles in some JavaScript comedy
#722 — February 7, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Oracle Claims ‘JavaScript’ Isn’t a Generic Term, and More — In this ‘motion to dismiss’ Oracle has responded to Deno’s attempt to prove Oracle shouldn’t hold the JavaScript™ trademark with the argument that “relevant consumers do not perceive JAVASCRIPT as a generic term” (does Oracle …
How to Update Node.js Versions on Windows
If you’re using Windows, there are multiple ways to update Node.js, whether you prefer a simple installer, a package manager, or a version manager.
How to Update Node.js Versions on Linux
This guide will walk you through multiple methods: using a package manager, nvm, NodeSource distribution binaries, and manually downloading
How to Update Node.js Versions on MacOS
In this guide, we’ll walk through different methods, including Homebrew, Node Version Manager (nvm), and manual installation.
A WebAssembly compiler in 192 bytes
#721 — January 31, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Things People Get Wrong About Electron — A long-time maintainer of the wildly successful Electron cross-platform app framework stands by the technical choices Electron has made over the years and defends it against some of the more common criticisms here. Felix Rieseberg Standard Schema: A …
How Node.js Works: A Comprehensive Guide in 2025
In this article, we’ll explore how Node.js works, its architecture, key features, advantages, challenges, and its role in the future of web development.
Bun’s on a roll with v1.2
#720 — January 24, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Bun 1.2: A Big Step Forward for the Fast JS/TS Runtime — The JavaScriptCore-based Bun continues to up its server-side runtime game with strides forward in Node.js compatibility, performance boosts, and new APIs for interacting with S3 and S3-like object stores as well as …