--- title: "Node 22.1, now with even more performance" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 531 published_at: "2024-05-07" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/531" --- Plus Express 5 is almost here, and a comparison of Node version managers. | #​531 — May 7, 2024 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/531) Together with [![Memetria\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_600,h_145/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7/vvpdctzacmq3xehpvwps.png)](https://dashboard.memetria.com/nodeweekly/) ![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/esqvwtaurlq4llpaxtbm.jpg)](https://pavel-romanov.com/5-node-version-managers-compared-which-is-right-for-you) [Five Node Version Managers Compared](https://pavel-romanov.com/5-node-version-managers-compared-which-is-right-for-you) — In an ideal world, the latest version of Node would slot well into every project, but in reality we often need to switch versions, and a variety of tools are available to make it simple. [NVM](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) is perhaps the best known, but maybe N, FNM, Volta, or even [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) could suit you better? Pavel Romanov [Node v22.1.0 (Current) Released](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.1.0) — Fewer than two weeks on from [Node 22.0](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.0.0) comes Node 22.1 with an optional **on-disk code caching feature** that can speed up compilation by leaning on [V8’s caching.](https://v8.dev/blog/code-caching-for-devs) A cool potential performance improvement, but one you’ll want to experiment with to see its effects. [More details here](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/52535). Michaël Zasso [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/b17c98e2.png)](https://dashboard.memetria.com/nodeweekly/) [Memetria: Secure, Scalable Redis Hosting](https://dashboard.memetria.com/nodeweekly/) — High performance Redis hosting with large key tracking, detailed metrics, and a superior uptime record. 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[llama3.js](https://github.com/frost-beta/llama3.js) provides a demo of what node-mlx can do. zcbenz / Apple [node-screenshots: Native Node Screenshot Library](https://github.com/nashaofu/node-screenshots) — Boasts support for Node 16, 18, and 20 across Windows, macOS and Linux on multiple architectures. nashaofu - [node-oracledb 6.5](https://medium.com/@sharad-chandran/node-oracledb-6-5-now-supports-the-new-vector-search-capabilities-of-oracle-database-23ai-2a504d2fb279) – Oracle's own official Node.js database driver, now with support for Oracle's latest vector search functionality. - [pure-http 4.0](https://github.com/htdangkhoa/pure-http) – Minimal web framework for Node.js with no dependencies. - 🐱 [cat-names 4.0](https://github.com/sindresorhus/cat-names) – Generate cat names. 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