Node 18 Full Verified »

While it was a groundbreaking version, users should note that Node.js 18 reached its . It is now officially unsupported and no longer receives critical security updates. Key Features and Updates

import test, mock from 'node:test'; import assert from 'node:assert';

// A POST request with JSON data const newUser = await fetch('https://api.example.com/users', method: 'POST', headers: 'Content-Type': 'application/json' , body: JSON.stringify( name: 'Jane Doe', email: 'jane@example.com' ) );

Node 18 started the transition to prefix-only core modules (e.g., node:test , node:fs ). While this causes some headaches for legacy code, it clears up namespace collisions and improves clarity.

Enterprise deployments benefit from tighter security defaults in Node.js 18.