--- title: "The state of Node.js in 2023" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 481 published_at: "2023-04-11" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/481" --- Plus Node 19.9, Electron 24, and an even faster way to wipe those node_modules folders. | #​481 — April 11, 2023 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/481) ℹ️ I mentioned it in [the last issue](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/480), but in case you missed it, _Node Weekly_ is now sent on _Tuesdays_, so if you missed us, we're back. 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