--- title: "pnpm 11.0, AVA 8.0, and a Node 26 delay" publication: "Node Weekly" issue: 622 published_at: "2026-04-30" canonical_url: "https://nodeweekly.com/issues/622" --- Plus AVA goes full ESM, and AI agents can now open Cloudflare accounts. #​622 — April 30, 2026 [Read on the Web](https://nodeweekly.com/issues/622) Together with [![Tiger Data logo\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,w_1280,h_282/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:30/px1u7kjyvz7xnbm6ytir.png)](https://www.tigerdata.com/timescaledb?utm_source=content-syndication&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=node-weekly-newsletter) ![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/pfbdgnfzrmsntuiya6mi.jpg)](https://neciudan.dev/whats-new-in-javascript) [What’s Actually New in JavaScript (And What’s Coming Next)](https://neciudan.dev/whats-new-in-javascript) — If you don’t read the specs or endless posts about new language features, this is a great way to catch up. _Most_ of the features are supported in Node, like `Promise.try`, `Set` union/intersection/difference, `Array.fromAsync`, and `using`, with others soon to land, like [`Math.sumPrecise`](https://neciudan.dev/whats-new-in-javascript#mathsumprecise) and [`Map.getOrInsert`](https://neciudan.dev/whats-new-in-javascript#mapgetorinsert-upsert) (in Node 26). 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The Node.js Project **IN BRIEF:** - [pnpm 11.0](https://pnpm.io/blog/releases/11.0) _(more below)_ has added [a `pack-app` command](https://pnpm.io/11.x/cli/pack-app) which packs an app with a CommonJS entry file into a standalone executable using Node's SEA ([Single Executable Applications](https://nodejs.org/api/single-executable-applications.html)) feature under the hood. - [Perry](https://www.perryts.com/) is an interesting cross-platform TypeScript compiler that compiles directly to native executables. - Earlier this year, the Node-based [Eleventy (11ty)](https://www.11ty.dev/) static site generator [became _Build Awesome_](https://www.11ty.dev/blog/build-awesome/). They now [have a Kickstarter](https://www.11ty.dev/blog/build-awesome-pro/) to build a _Pro_ edition with collaborative editing and simpler publishing. 🛠 Code & Tools [portless: Replace Port Numbers with Stable, Named Local URLs](https://github.com/vercel-labs/portless) — If you’d rather see something like `https://myapp.localhost` than `http://localhost:3000` this is for you. It’s built on Node, and now includes [new features for Tailscale users.](https://github.com/vercel-labs/portless/releases/tag/v0.12.0) Vercel Labs [Stop Guessing Where Your Next.js App Broke [Workshop\]](https://sentry.io/resources/nextjs-may-workshop/?utm_source=nodeweekly&utm_medium=paid-community&utm_campaign=nextjs-fy27q2-nextjsworkshop&utm_content=newsletter-sponsored-link-register) — Trace Next.js errors back to their source across client and Node runtimes. 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Bartek Iwańczuk (Deno) [Honker: Get Postgres `NOTIFY`/`LISTEN` Semantics in SQLite](https://github.com/russellromney/honker) — Brings `NOTIFY`/`LISTEN` event delivery to SQLite without a daemon. The [honker-node package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@russellthehippo/honker-node) brings it to Node.js and [here's how to use it.](https://github.com/russellromney/honker#nodejs) Russell Romney - [AVA 8.0](https://github.com/avajs/ava/releases/tag/v8.0.0) – The popular Node.js test runner is now fully ESM and includes two new test modifiers: `test.skipIf()` and `test.runIf()`. - [Hono Node.js Adapter 2.0](https://github.com/honojs/node-server/releases/tag/v2.0.0) – If you're a [Hono](https://hono.dev/) user building apps for Node, the performance wins here are a huge step forward. - [BWIP-JS 4.10](https://github.com/metafloor/bwip-js) – Pure JavaScript barcode generator for Node and browsers, supporting[over 100 barcode standards.](https://bwip-js.metafloor.com/demo/demo.html) - [basic-ftp 6.0](https://github.com/patrickjuchli/basic-ftp) – FTP client for Node.js, because you know someone's still using FTP_somewhere._ - 🎨 [icc 4.0](https://github.com/lovell/icc) – Parse International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles. - [Ora 9.4](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ora) – Sindre Sorhus's _"elegant terminal spinner"_library. - [Mongoose 9.6](https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/releases/tag/9.6.0) – The MongoDB object modeling library. - [Vine 4.4](https://vinejs.dev/docs/introduction) – Fast form data validation library for Node. 📰 Classifieds The new Clerk CLI scaffolds auth, manages config in code, and queries the Clerk API, all from your terminal:[clerk.com/cli](https://go.clerk.com/jwhRctR) 📢 Elsewhere in the ecosystem [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/ptgnu09nc5nbmyyyqtzn.jpg)](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/an-update-on-github-availability/) - Discontent has been brewing around GitHub's reliability in recent months. Vlad Fedorov has [posted a new update on GitHub's availability](https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/an-update-on-github-availability/) in the wake of two further incidents, including one where incorrect merge commits were created. Meanwhile, Mitchell Hashimoto has announced [the Ghostty project is leaving GitHub entirely.](https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github) - [Ubuntu 26.04 LTS](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-26-04-resolute-raccoon-lts-released/80833) (codenamed _"Resolute Raccoon"_) has been released. As an LTS release, it will get maintenance updates through to 2031. - 📊 If you need to render small bar, (spark)line, or pie charts in your app, [Datatype](https://franktisellano.github.io/datatype/) is a variable OpenType font that lets you render charts solely with plain text – no JS or images required. It's [available on Google Fonts](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Datatype)too. - 🤖 Cloudflare has released [a set of agent skills](https://github.com/cloudflare/skills) to help agentic development tools build on the Cloudflare platform. This has become even more relevant as [agents can now open their own Cloudflare accounts!](https://blog.cloudflare.com/agents-stripe-projects/) **Got a link for us?** Reply and tell us. We can't include everything but we'll look at anything you send. _Thanks!_ --- **Sponsorship:** Email `[kristina@cooperpress.com](mailto:kristina@cooperpress.com)` for details. --- Published by Cooper Press Ltd. Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Louth, LN11 0LS, United Kingdom [Cancel your subscription](https://nodeweekly.com/leave/*|UID|*) or [change your address](https://nodeweekly.com/edit_subscription/*|UID|*).