2024-11-20, Version 20.18.1 'Iron' (LTS), @marco-ippolito

Summary

• Added new benchmark suites (TypeScript, dotenv, ESM detection, ASCII file read) and improved existing benchmarks (deepEqual config, no‑warnings mode).
• Fixed core runtime bugs: Buffer.toString out‑of‑range, SubtleCrypto JWK import validation, events API enhancements (null/undefined initDict, currentTarget return), fs.createReadStream signal option, stream handling of null async iterator...
• Updated many dependencies (undici, OpenSSL, acorn‑walk, corepack), refined build tooling (rclone, Slack notifications, winget config), and added extensive documentation improvements.