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This pull request upgrades node to v12 which is the current long term supported version.
Node 12 runs on a newer version of the V8 engine which includes performance gains, better memory management, and access to the latest JavaScript syntax.
Here's the release blog post https://medium.com/@nodejs/introducing-node-js-12-76c41a1b3f3f.
Some of the improvements are highlighted below.
Node 12 improvements
await
https://v8.dev/blog/v8-release-73#faster-awaitUseful new JavaScript features
Object.fromEntries()
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/fromEntriesArray.flat()
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/flatArray.flatMap()
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/flatMapBetter async stack traces
see more here https://v8.dev/blog/v8-release-72#async-stack-traces
node 10
node 12
--The Node guild