Node.js v16.17.0 released!

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Node.js v16.17.0 has been released.

Notable Changes

Experimental command-line argument parser API

Adds util.parseArgs helper for higher level command-line argument parsing.

Contributed by Benjamin Coe, John Gee, Darcy Clarke, Joe Sepi, Kevin Gibbons, Aaron Casanova, Jessica Nahulan, and Jordan Harband - #42675

Experimental ESM Loader Hooks API

Node.js ESM Loader hooks now support multiple custom loaders, and composition is
achieved via “chaining”: foo-loader calls bar-loader calls qux-loader
(a custom loader must now signal a short circuit when intentionally not
calling the next). See the ESM docs for details.

Real-world use-cases are laid out for end-users with working examples in the
article [Custom ESM loaders: Who, what, when, where, why, how](https://dev.to/jakobjingleheimer/custom-esm-loa…

Link: https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v16.17.0