Node.js 26.0.0: Temporal API Enabled, V8 14.6 Upgrades, End of Old Versioning

Node.js 26.0.0, released on May 5, activates the Temporal API by default, upgrades V8 to 14.6 with new Map upsert and Iterator.concat proposals, moves Undici to version 8, deprecates several legacy APIs, and marks the final release under the old version‑numbering scheme before shifting to yearly, calendar‑aligned releases.

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Node.js 26.0.0: Temporal API Enabled, V8 14.6 Upgrades, End of Old Versioning

FunTester

Oct 8, 2024 · Backend Development

Performance Comparison of fetch and Undici HTTP Clients in JavaScript

This article examines the design goals, typical use cases, and performance differences between the browser‑oriented fetch API and the high‑throughput Undici library for Node.js, including a simple benchmark that shows Undici completing the same workload roughly twice as fast as fetch.

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Performance Comparison of fetch and Undici HTTP Clients in JavaScript

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Feb 5, 2022 · Backend Development

Node.js 17.5 Brings Built‑in Fetch API: What Developers Need to Know

Node.js v17.5 introduces experimental support for the familiar fetch API—originally a browser‑side HTTP client—by leveraging the Undici library, allowing developers to use a lightweight, standards‑compliant request method without external modules, though it still requires the --experimental-fetch flag to activate.

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Node.js 17.5 Brings Built‑in Fetch API: What Developers Need to Know