Node.js: Opening Doors for Native Addons
Today we're diving into a fantastic improvement for native addon developers with a new official crypto API, plus some quality-of-life improvements. Tim Perry delivered a much-needed solution for OpenSSL integration, while the community kept things polished with documentation fixes and tooling updates.
Duration: PT3M59S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Node.js.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Node.js
- Published: 2026-03-24T10:05:23Z
- Audio duration: PT3M59S
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Hey there, fellow developers! Welcome back to another episode of the Node.js podcast. I'm your host, and wow, do we have some exciting stuff to talk about today from March 24th, 2026. Grab your coffee because we're diving into some really cool changes that show just how much the Node.js team cares about developer…
Let's start with the big story of the day, and honestly, it's one of those changes that makes me genuinely excited about the future of Node.js development. Tim Perry just merged a pull request that's been years in the making - literally! We're talking about a brand new crypto API that gives native addon developers…
Here's the backstory, and it's a perfect example of why I love this community. Way back in the day, the Node.js team tried to remove this internal field called `secureContext.context._external` because, well, it was never meant to be a public API. But here's the thing - developers were actually using it! Native…
So what happened? The team listened. They reverted the removal and said, "Okay, let's do this right. Let's build a proper C++ API for this use case." And that's exactly what Tim delivered. This new `crypto::GetSSLCtx` API is like going from sneaking…
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