Node.js: The Big 26.0 Release - Temporal API, V8 Updates, and QUIC Implementation
It's a massive day for Node.js with the official 26.0.0 release bringing the Temporal API enabled by default, V8 engine updates to 14.6, and Undici 8.0. Plus, James Snell completed the internal QUIC implementation, marking a major milestone for modern web protocols in Node.js.
Duration: PT3M57S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from Node.js.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: Node.js
- Published: 2026-05-06T10:00:59Z
- Audio duration: PT3M57S
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Hey there, fellow developers! Welcome back to another episode of the Node.js podcast. I'm absolutely buzzing with excitement today because we just witnessed something pretty spectacular in the Node.js world.
So picture this - it's May 6th, 2026, and the Node.js core team just dropped not one, but several game-changing updates. We had 9 merged pull requests and 10 additional commits, and trust me, this isn't just your typical maintenance day. This is the kind of activity that makes you want to grab your favorite coffee…
Let's start with the absolute showstopper - Rafael Gonzaga just merged the official Node.js 26.0.0 release! This is huge, folks. We're talking about a release that touches 47 files with over 400 additions and spans more than 100 linked issues. The highlights are genuinely impressive - the Temporal API is now enabled…
They've also bumped V8 to version 14.6, updated Undici to 8.0, and here's something that caught my attention - they've implemented several important deprecations and removals. Now, I know deprecations can sound scary, but think of them as the platform getting a spring cleaning. It's all about modernizing Node.js and…
What really excites me about this…
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