Tag: software

Node.js challengers gaining ground

March 23, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

Deno 1.32 Released with Enhanced Node Compatibility — I know this is a Node newsletter, but given Deno’s provenance and continuing insistence for Node.js compatibility, this is Node news in a round about way. 1.32 ships with TypeScript 5 and extends package.json support in particular. Deno…

Single executable apps come to Node core

February 23, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

▶  The State of Node.js Core with Colin Ihrig — Colin sits on the Node.js Technical Steering Committee (TSC) and gives us a 30-minute presentation reviewing what’s going on and some potential upcoming features (including a permissions system, better TypeScript integration, proxy support for fetch and…

Automatic integration tests for Express apps

February 16, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

How To Scale Node Apps with Clustering — Node’s cluster module can be used to run and manage multiple Node instances as a way to distribute workloads. Stanley gives a thorough and practical walkthrough of how to do it and why and when it yields a benefit.…

Node gets a new URL parser

February 9, 2023 By Mark Otto 0

Ada 1.0: Node’s Forthcoming New URL Parser — Node.js is moving to a new, faster URL parser called Ada (ironically written in C++ and not Ada). It passes the full WHATWG and Node test suites, though we’d be surprised if there aren’t a few teething…

Introducing Open Source AWS CardDemo for Mainframe Modernization  

December 15, 2022 By Mark Otto 0

We are excited to share that AWS has open sourced its AWS Mainframe Modernization CardDemo application for use by the community modernizing mainframe applications. CardDemo is a sample mainframe application. It is designed and developed to test AWS Mainframe Modernization and partner technology for many…

Amazon Joins the Open Invention Network

December 6, 2022 By Mark Otto 0

We’re excited to announce that Amazon has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN), a patent non-aggression community formed to safeguard essential open source technologies such as Linux and adjacent technologies. Amazon Web Services has long benefited from the innovation arising out of the open source…