# Node.js Patch Tuesday, Fix Unused Imports, and Why Logging Sucks | News | Ep 51

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Published: 2026-01-14T06:07:24+00:00
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News for the week of January 5, 2026 : patch all your Node.js installations! Like now! Plus, a new TypeScript ESLint fixer for unused imports. From the community: why we all suck at logging, the concise TypeScript book, and all the JS engines in one page. Sponsored by Excalibur.js Excalibur.js is the free and open source friendly TypeScript 2D game engine for the web. Learn to make web games with TypeScript or JavaScript! Excalibur comes out-of-the-box with everything you need, like physics, sprites, animations, sound effects, and first-party plugins for popular 2D gamedev tools. Homepage and Docs: https://excaliburjs.com Make Your First Game in 10 Minutes Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/9UemP985Uy Chapters (00:00) - Welcome to the Show (05:59) - News: Node.js Patch Tuesday (12:13) - News: Astro 2025 Year in Review (13:19) - News: What's New in ViteLand, December 2025 (13:41) - News: TypeScript ESLint 8.5.3 Adds Unused Import Fixer (14:16) - Library Watch: Typique, Bundler Agnostic CSS-in-TS (19:04) - Community Highlight: JS Engine Zoo by Ivan Krasilnikov (21:24) - Community Highlight: Logging Sucks by Boris Tane (24:49) - Community Highlight: Optique Sync/Async Mode Support by Hongmin Lee (25:44) - Community Highlight: Use Vitest Projects by How to Test Frontend (26:27) - Community Highlight: The Concise TypeScript Book by Simone Poggiali (28:08) - Community Highlight: Syntax.fm with Dimitri on Type Slayer (29:02) - Community Highlight: Jake Bailey's GopherCon Talk Now on YT (29:47) - Community Highlight: Things-viz, Visualize Your Things 3 Todo Lists (30:40) - Bleet of the Week (31:09) - Secret of the Handbook: Decorators (33:47) - Cool Link: TransparentTextures.com (34:25) - Cool Link: FreeToUse.com (35:11) - Cool Product: Mighty-3 Music Player (37:51) - The Mi…

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