Node.js 24 has launched, featuring essential enhancements aimed at improving performance for developers engaged in web applications and asynchronous coding. The upgrade to the V8 engine version 13.6 brings new functionalities such as RegExp.escape for simplified regular expression handling, Float16Array for better performance in graphics and machine learning tasks, Atomics.pause for improved concurrency control, and enhanced 64-bit memory support for WebAssembly. These updates aim to make coding more efficient and responsive, aligning with contemporary JavaScript standards.
Ever found yourself manually trying to escape characters for regular expressions? Well, RegExp.escape is here to make that process simpler and a whole lot safer.
If you're getting into the nitty-gritty of low-level concurrency with Workers, this gives you a way to pause threads, offering finer control.
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