The Web Streams API comes to Node

July 15, 2021 By Mark Otto 0

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Node v16.5.0 (Current) Released — The big change here is experimental support for the Web Streams API. You have to use stream/web to get it and you’ll get a warning, but it’s ready to play around with now. npm also goes up to v7.19.1, V8 gets a small bump, and lots of tiny tweaks and fixes.

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IN BRIEF:

  • Type node.new into your location bar and you get directed to a StackBlitz sandbox for creating a simple Node app right in the browser. (The .new TLD is specifically designed to be used for ‘shortcuts’ for creating things.)
  • Next.js has passed 70,000 stars on GitHub. Congratulations to them. Here’s their growth plotted against other popular projects.

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