Node.js v20.10.0 released!

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Node.js v20.10.0 has been released.

Notable Changes

--experimental-default-type flag to flip module defaults

The new flag --experimental-default-type can be used to flip the default
module system used by Node.js. Input that is already explicitly defined as ES
modules or CommonJS, such as by a package.json "type" field or .mjs/.cjs
file extension or the --input-type flag, is unaffected. What is currently
implicitly CommonJS would instead be interpreted as ES modules under
--experimental-default-type=module:

• String input provided via --eval or STDIN, if --input-type is unspecified.

• Files ending in .js or with no extension, if there is no package.json file
  present in the same folder or any parent folder.

• Files ending in .js or with no extension, if the nearest parent
  package.json field lacks a type field; unless the folder is inside a
  node_modules folder.

In addition, extensionless files are interpreted as Wasm if
`–experimental-wasm-modules…

Link: Release 2023-11-22, Version 20.10.0 'Iron' (LTS), @targos · nodejs/node · GitHub