Node.js: Release Day Double Feature & Critical Stream Fixes
Today brought us two major Node.js releases - version 20.20.1 'Iron' (LTS) and 22.22.1 'Jod' (LTS) - alongside some critical bug fixes that'll make your streams and HTTP parsing much more reliable. The star of the show is a UTF-8 character corruption fix in streams and a nasty use-after-free bug squashed in HTTP parsing.
Duration: PT4M3S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Node.js.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Node.js
- Published: 2026-03-06T11:10:04Z
- Audio duration: PT4M3S
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Hey there, fellow developers! Welcome back to another episode of the Node.js podcast. It's March 6th, 2026, and wow - what a day to be working with Node! I'm practically buzzing with excitement because we've got not one, but TWO major releases to talk about, plus some fantastic bug fixes that are going to make your…
Let's dive right into the main event - we had four pull requests merged yesterday and today, and they're telling quite a story.
First up, we've got the big release news! Marco Ippolito dropped version 20.20.1 'Iron' LTS, and Antoine du Hamel followed up with 22.22.1 'Jod' LTS. These aren't just version bumps - they're packed with goodness. Both releases include updated root certificates to NSS 3.119, which means better security for all your…
But here's where things get really interesting - and this is the kind of fix that makes me appreciate the incredible attention to detail in the Node.js community. Matteo Collina tackled a genuinely tricky bug in the fast UTF-8 stream implementation. Picture this: you're streaming text that includes emoji or Chinese…
The culprit was in how Node handled partial writes that split right through multi-byte UTF-8 characters. When you've…
Then…
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