~nodeweekly | Issue 534 - The newest Node.js runtime features (11)

node-jq 4.4: A Node Wrapper for jq — jq is a popular and powerful command-line JSON processing tool that’s well worth having in your toolbox. It’s written in C, though, but this library simplifies calling out to it from Node.

10 Modern Node.js Runtime Features to Start Using in 2024 — If it ever feels like the new feature spotlight shines too much on Bun or Deno, never fear - Node has been taking huge strides forward too. Liran helps us catch up with a lot of the newest Node features.

Mastering Node.js Performance Hooks — Node’s performance measurement APIs provide a lot of power, but it can be tricky to get your head around the mental model of what they measure and where they make sense. Pavel tries to clear it all up for us.

WorkOS: Enterprise-Grade Auth You Can Implement in Minutes — Like an enterprise plan in a box: WorkOS provides flexible, easy-to-use APIs to integrate SSO, SCIM, Audit Logs, User Management, and RBAC. It's used by some of the hottest startups including Perplexity, Vercel, & Webflow. Future-proof your auth stack with WorkOS.

Digging Into the Promise.withResolvers() Proposal — Dr. Axel digs into the stage 4 Promise.withResolvers proposal and how it could make creating promises far more elegant.

Node.js Test Runner: A Beginner's Guide — Modern versions of Node have their own test runner built in.

Zigar: Write and Use Zig Code in Node and Electron Projects — Zig is a newish systems language that’s essentially a superset of C/C++. Zigar makes it possible to write and use C/C++/Zig code more easily within JavaScript projects.

Tinypool 1.0: An Even Smaller Node.js Worker Pool Library — A fork of the powerful Piscina that aims for fewer depdencies and a smaller footprint overall. Key updates listed here.

TypeScriptToLua: Write Lua with TypeScript — Lua is embedded in all sorts of places (games, Redis, NGINX..) so being able to write JavaScript and have it converted could open up some extra opportunities for you.

🤖 Experts.js: Create and Deploy OpenAI Assistants and Link Them Together — Use OpenAI’s Assistants API to create specific LLM-based agents that you can link together to create a ‘Panel of Experts’ system.

Transformational Auth & Identity | Userfront — "Compared to our previous experiences in the security/auth space, Userfront is an order of magnitude simpler to use."