Node.js 19 is Out! Here are the New Updates
<p>As usual, when the release notes for a new version of a runtime come out, we have a bunch of updates regarding very internal and transparent bits (at least to us, as users of the runtime).</p>
<p>However, with the release notes of Node.js 19, we have some interesting gems that if you don’t care to look at in detail, you probably missed from the <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v19-release-announce/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">announcement</a>.</p>
<p>So let’s take a look at what are the most exciting parts of the changes announced with version 19 of our favorite JavaScript runtime.</p>
<h1>We now have a WATCH flag</h1>
<p>Granted, it’s still in experimental mode, but at least we can say we have the beginnings of a <code>watch</code> flag. Does that mean Node is slowly taking some cues from the Deno team?</p>
<p>In case you’re not aware, Deno took a different approach from Node when they designed their CLI. Instead of just giving their users a minimalistic way of running their scripts, the Deno team gives you everything you need on a single executable.</p>
<p>That means file watcher, test runner, code prettifier, and more. It’s definitely a different approach from what Node has been doing for the last decade, but it seems to be working. After having some conversations with Deno developers I can see the appeal of having a single place where all of these tools are coming from.</p>
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