The original title is: "Node.js 26 Enables Temporal by Default — Time to Ditch Date?"

Short summary

Node.js 26 ships with the Temporal API enabled by default — no polyfill or flag required. Temporal replaces JavaScript's error-prone Date with dedicated types like Instant, PlainDate, ZonedDateTime, and Duration, preventing common bugs such as zero-indexed months and daylight-saving miscalculations. The article walks through hands-on examples of each type and evaluates whether teams can migrate immediately.

• •Node.js 26 exposes the Temporal global object by default via V8 14.6
• •Temporal splits Date into typed classes: Instant, PlainDate, ZonedDateTime, Duration
• •Eliminates classic Date pitfalls: zero-indexed months, DST edge cases, timezone ambiguity

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