Node Weekly #205 - Tinybench v6.0 Ultra-Compact Benchmarking Library
π This Issueβs Highlights
- Tinybench v6.0 β Ultra-lightweight benchmarking library.
- Next.js + Kubernetes β Boosting performance by 93% with Platformatic's Watt application server.
- Category Theory β Basics for JavaScript developers.
- Voici.js v3.0 β Elegant table printing in the terminal.
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π₯ This Week's Hot Topics
1. Tinybench v6.0 β Ultra-Lightweight Benchmarking
A modern benchmarking tool using precise timing (`process.hrtime`, `performance.now`) to test function performance.
Key features:
- Customizable test duration and iteration count.
- Comprehensive statistical output.
- Supports multiple runtimes.
π GitHub Repo
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2. Boosting Next.js in Kubernetes by 93%
Matteo Collina details how Platformatic Watt scales Node apps when CPU limits are tight.
π Read Article
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3. AWS Lambda ARM64 vs x86 Performance
Benchmarks for Node.js, Python, Rust β Node.js v22 is 8β11% faster than v20; ARM64 outperforms x86.
> Tip: Switching to `arm64` is the easiest performance gain.
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β AWS Lambda Updates
- Node.js v24 Runtime Now Available
- π Read Blog
- Managed Instances β Serverless benefits with direct EC2 hosting.
- π Read Blog
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π§ Managing Email with Claude Code
James Longβs demo: Pull Gmail messages into Node.js and auto-analyze them with Claude agents.
π Read Article
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π Web Performance & Edge Tech
- Improve TTFB with HTTP Streaming β Mauro Bieg.
- π Read Article
- Cgroups v2 Impact on Node.js (OpenShift 4)
- π Read Article
- Category Theory for JS Developers
- π Read Article
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π° News Briefs
- Express v5.2.1 β Reverting a security fix causing crashes.
- π Release Notes
- Node.js 24 LTS on Vercel β Now available for builds and functions.
- π Announcement
- Shai-Hulud 2.0 npm Worm Report β Full timeline by DataDog.
- π Read Report
- Electron's Quiet Month β Development break until January.
- π Read Post
- Prisma 7 Release Overview
- π Read Blog
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π Code & Tools
Voici.js v3.0
Terminal table printing with auto column width, sorting, and colors.
π GitHub Repo
Chokidar v5.0
Cross-platform file watching library, now fully ESM.
π GitHub
readdirp v5.0
Recursive directory reading via streams.
π GitHub
binary-parser v2.3
Declarative binary structure parsing.
π GitHub
Better Auth v1.4
Universal TypeScript auth framework β now with stateless sessions.
π Website
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π Ecosystem Picks
- DepX Badge Generator β Stylish npm dependency badges.
- π Visit
- Advent of Code 2025 β 12 puzzles instead of 25.
- π Visit
- Letβs Encrypt β Shortening certificate lifespan to 45 days.
- π Read
- JavaScript Algorithms Repo β 150+ examples, 18 languages.
- π GitHub
- Piccalilli Async JS Free Chapter
- π Learn
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β Version Releases
- Playwright v1.57 β Adds Speed Dashboard.
- pnpm v10.24 β Dynamic concurrency for faster installs.
- Sidequest v1.13 β Node background task processor.
- better-sqlite3 v12.5.0 β Now embeds SQLite3.51.1.
- node-rate-limiter-flexible v9.0 β Mongoose 9 support.
- Neutralinojs v6.4 β Lightweight desktop app framework.
- NodeBB v4.7 β Forum platform update.
- ESLint v10.0.0 Alpha 1.
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