- Added initial support for compiling JavaScript into a single‑executable application.
- Replaced the URL parser with Ada (WHATWG‑compliant) delivering over 100% performance improvement and added URLSearchParams size getter.
- Introduced multiple new APIs: Buffer.copyBytesFrom, AsyncLocalStorage.bind()/snapshot, abort signals for streams, automatic DHE TLS support, worker name exposure, and other minor feature additions.
2023-04-12, Version 18.16.0 'Hydrogen' (LTS), @danielleadams
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