Node.js 6 taps V8 update for more speed, security

Node.js, the popular server-side JavaScript platform, moves to a version 6 release today, focusing on performance and security improvements as well as getting nearly a full dose of compliance with the most recent JavaScript standard specification.
Version 6 of Node.js is four times faster than Node.js v4, which is the latest deployment release line. "Imports [of code modules] and startup time [are] dramatically faster than it used to be," Node.js Foundation Community Manager Mikeal Rogers said.