~nodeweekly | Issue 544 - Node 22.6, Protobuf-ES 2.0, and Volta 2.0 (9)

Protobuf-ES 2.0 Now Generally Available — A fully compliant Protobuf implementation for JavaScript/TypeScript. Protobuf / protocol buffers is a Google-created language and platform neutral way to serialize structured data.

Node.js Doubles Security Releases with Newly Automated Process — The Node project has automated its security release process, doubling the number of releases, and is re-evaluating unsupported experimental features with the Next 10 group to enhance security.

Node v22.6.0 (Current) Released — v22.6 landed hours after we sent the last issue, but remains the latest Current release. It introduced the new type annotation stripping feature (via --experimental-strip-types) as well as experimental support for network inspection.

Puppeteer Adds Official Support for Firefox — As of version 23, Google’s originally Chrome-only Puppeteer browser automation library has first-class support for Firefox too.

Common Causes of Memory Leaks in JavaScript — Filled with basic examples oriented around V8-based runtimes like Node.js and Deno.

Running Postgres inside Node-RED via WASM and PGlite — Node-RED is a popular Node.js-based ‘low code’ programming environment where you build ‘flows’ in the browser to connect code together.

LogTape: Simple Logging Library with Zero Dependencies — I’m digging this new style of library that promises support across all the main runtimes (Node, Deno, Bun) as well as edge functions and browser devtools.

Volta 2.0: Install and Run JavaScript Tools Quickly — A long-standing Rust powered tool for installing and switching JavaScript related tools (like Node, TypeScript, Yarn, etc.) … “no matter the package manager, Node runtime, or OS.” GitHub repo.

WarpStream: An 80% Cheaper Drop-In Kafka Replacement — Kafka without the hassle. No inter-AZ networking costs. Completely stateless. No disks to manage. Infinitely scalable.