Storage Inspector and the Great npm Upgrade

Node.js had a busy day with 9 merged pull requests and 8 commits, headlined by a major npm upgrade to version 11.8.0 and exciting new storage inspection capabilities in the inspector. The team also tackled important ABI compatibility fixes, documentation improvements, and build system enhancements.

Duration: PT4M27S

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This episode is a short developer briefing from Node.js.

It explains recent repository work in plain language.

  • Show: Node.js
  • Published: 2026-01-24T11:17:29Z
  • Audio duration: PT4M27S

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Hey there, Node.js developers! Welcome back to another episode. I'm your host, and wow, what a packed day January 24th was for the Node.js project. We've got 9 merged pull requests and 8 additional commits to dig into, and there are some really exciting developments happening.

Let's start with the headliner - npm got a major upgrade to version 11.8.0! This is always exciting because npm upgrades bring fresh features and bug fixes right to your development workflow. The npm CLI bot merged this massive change that touched over 320 files. What caught my eye in this release are two key…

But here's where things get really interesting. We have a fantastic new feature from contributor islandryu that brings initial storage inspection support to the Node.js inspector. This is huge! If you've ever wished you could peek into storage mechanisms while debugging your Node.js applications, this is your…

Now, let's talk about something that might seem technical but is actually really important for the ecosystem. Caio Lima tackled an ABI compatibility issue in the V8 integration. The original implementation of `total_allocated_bytes` was changing the application binary interface, which could break…

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