JavaScript runtime Node.js 23 revises module and test support The current major version of the JavaScript runtime improves performance and includes native ES module support.

The Node.js team has recently released Node.js 21. This release introduces changes such as updates to the V8 JavaScript engine, stable fetch and WebStreams modules, an experimental flag for altering m ...

Currently, modules must be recompiled to work with new versions of Node.js and the JavaScript engine, which traditionally has been Google’s V8 engine.