--- title: "Issue 2 to the power of 9" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 512 published_at: "2023-11-28" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/512" --- Plus Node 20 LTS gets a few experimental features, and Node and Bun square off with WebSockets. | #​512 β€” November 28, 2023 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/512) Together with [![UpgradeJS\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_287,h_68/e_outline:3/eulrralqfeleeyrp4efy.png)](https://www.upgradejs.com/javascript-maintenance-services?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=node-weekly&utm_campaign=primary-sponsor-nov-23&utm_term=next-js&utm_content=upgrade-autopilot) ![Node.js Weekly](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/v1653576619/lgfqinzbdqttwmhvljxb.png) [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/koipaomrh6k7ttwpipkw.jpg)](https://nodedownloads.nodeland.dev/) [Node.js Download Statistics](https://nodedownloads.nodeland.dev/) β€” Node.js TSC member Matteo has put together a handy site that visualizes the publicly available Node.js download statistics, partly as a way to help guide you as to which versions and which architectures need the most support. 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