Matteo Collina of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee gave an update on Node.js and questioned why devs download old Node.js versions.

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Node.js 24 brings significant improvements including native TypeScript support, better ES Module compatibility, explicit resource management for automatic cleanup, and enhanced performance through V8 optimizations. Despite these advances, many developers continue using outdated versions like Node 12 and 18, creating security risks. The update addresses long-standing JavaScript challenges with resource management and introduces Watt, an application server that enables multi-threading and even PHP integration within Node.js applications.

Node.js 24: Your Next Big Frontend Upgrade?

Tons of awesome stuff in the new Node 🔥
Why is anyone still using v 12 or 16?!? 😮
Time to check your projects pals 🤣

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