Node.js v20.8.0 has been released with substantial performance enhancements, particularly in stream handling. Improvements to writable and readable streams have increased creation and destruction efficiency by about 15%. Readable webstream performance has seen a boost of 140% for async iterator consumption and 60% for pipeto consumption. Memory management for vm APIs has been reworked to fix memory leaks and use-after-free issues, facilitating upgrades from earlier Node.js versions. While v20.8.0 is the current release, v18.18.0 is offered as the long-term support option, recommended for general users.
Node.js v20.8.0 has been released, featuring significant performance improvements for streams, enhancing both writable and readable streams by approximately 15% and improving memory overhead.
Version 20.8.0 includes enhancements to readable webstreams, increasing async iterator consumption by around 140% and pipeto consumption by approximately 60%.
A rework of memory management in vm APIs addresses critical memory leaks and use-after-free issues, allowing users to upgrade from older Node.js versions.
While Node.js 20.8.0 serves as the current version, Node.js 18.18.0 remains the long-term support release, recommended for most users as of September 18.
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