In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about the latest features in Node.js, including native support for TypeScript, .env parsing, a builtin test runner, watch mode, SQLite integration, glob support, and toplevel await. They also discuss some wishlist items, and experimental features like WebSocket support and the require module.

Show Notes

(00:00) Welcome to Syntax!
(01:13) Brought to you by Sentry.io
(01:37) Node.js new features
(02:51) TypeScript
(10:03) SQLite v22.5
(14:35) .env support
(16:24) Test runner
(19:42) Watch Mode
(21:22) Glob support
(22:48) TopLevel Await
(26:40) Experimental require module
(29:39) Experimental WebSocket support
(30:13) Async local storage
(31:43) Single file executables
(32:46) Wishlist
(32:54) Hot reload
(34:20) Window shim
(35:30) Better server
(35:56) Better terminal integration
(41:36) Twitter responses
(46:54) Sick Picks
(54:56) Shameless Plugs

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