2024-04-11 Frontend Working Group Meeting Notes: Node 18 upgrade

 Date, time, location

• Date:Apr 11, 2024 at 15:00 UTC (timezone converter)

• Location: https://meet.google.com/cxz-yjwi-gvi

 Discussion topic(s)

The Node 18 upgrade.

🎥Recording

• Video: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BW8PDPrQL4IrmKw5VNBWu-FUmeDsPCUU&usp=drive_copy

• Chat: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1kFQP-18pagRFoQPUnzvFNox7qzn1tB5v&usp=drive_copy

• Transcript: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oghXLT-lok6Bw_wx2I73vh8m6yuwQNxd5_GoIZHmTvI&usp=drive_copy

 Participants

Adolfo Brandes, Brian Smith, Chintan Joshi, David Joy, Fox Piacenti, Jason Wesson, Max Frank

🤖 Summary

A summary of the meeting, generated by an LLM.

Key Points Discussed:

1. Node and Webpack Upgrades: Brian Smith provided an update on the challenges faced with upgrading from Node 16 to 18 and transitioning from Webpack 4 to Webpack 5. The complexity of the upgrade largely stems from the changes necessary in Webpack configurations, which are not straightforward due to various dependency issues and configuration nuances.

2. Test Suite Issues: A significant portion of the discussion focused on problems with the test suite where certain tests were not running due to incomplete or failed Webpack builds. Brian noted that while some tests pass, others fail without clear reasons, suggesting discrepancies in the build and test environments. The group discussed the need to ensure that production configu