811: NodeJS Evolves

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Aug 21, 2024 · 55m

In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the latest features in Node.js, including native support for TypeScript, .env parsing, a built-in test runner, watch mode, SQLite integration, glob support, and top-level await. They also discuss some wishlist items, and experimental features like WebSocket support and the require module. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 01:13 Brought to you by Sentry.io. 01:37 Node.js new features. Deno. Bun. 02:51 TypeScript. tsx. swc/wasm-typescript. 10:03 SQLite v22.5. 14:35 .env support. 16:24 Test runner. Jest. 19:42 Watch Mode. nodemon. 21:22 Glob…