--- title: "node --run send_newsletter" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 529 published_at: "2024-04-23" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/529" --- Plus a streams masterclass with the streams master, the tide turns on edge, pnpm 9.0, and more. | #​529 — April 23, 2024 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/529) Together with [![Frontend Masters logo\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_300,h_70/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:5/nk0tfdvalivacz8rw7rt.png)](https://frontendmasters.com/learn/fullstack/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=nodeweekly&utm_content=fullstack) ![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/ne86lxyhz6j8u9a4q51u.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edB964-YYpE) ▶[A Node.js Streams Masterclass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edB964-YYpE) — What a treat! 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Where working at the _edge_ was expected to be faster, cheaper, and more secure, Vercel has experienced the opposite. - [Electron 30.0](https://www.electronjs.org/blog/electron-30-0) has been released with the popular cross-platform app framework upgrading to Chromium 124, V8 12.4, and Node.js 20.11.1. - ESET's security software implemented changes [that broke making secure HTTP requests from Node](https://forum.eset.com/topic/40702-eset-ssl-protection-produces-an-invalid-certificate-chain-for-nodejs-apps/) on many users' ESET-protected systems. [Building an npm Package Compatible with ESM and CJS in 2024](https://snyk.io/blog/building-npm-package-compatible-with-esm-and-cjs-2024/) — Publishing packages compatible with both ECMAScript Modules (ESM) and CommonJS (CJS) is a valuable skill and Liran has a few quick tips. 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