Node Weekly issue #630 covers Node.js 26.4 which adds experimental package maps support (resolving packages from a static JSON file instead of walking node_modules) and begins introducing Matteo Collina's node:vfs subsystem. Other highlights include an analysis of why npm v12's default blocking of install scripts isn't a complete security solution, a speculative piece on npm running on AT Protocol, the TypeScript 7.0 Release Candidate featuring a Go-powered compiler with ~10x faster builds, and Vercel's new Eve framework for building AI agents in a Next.js-style structure.
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