Version 8 is the newest release of Node, and it's packed with features. Popular by the codename Carbon, Node. Js v8 was originally to be released in late April but was delayed in favor of the release of Ignition and TurboFan for the V8 JavaScript Engine. Node 8 will use V8 5.8 with ABI compatible with V8 6.0. This will provide better performance, a stronger support contract with V8, and a smaller