Performance improvements in libffi

libffi re-derives the same argument layout on every call. A new API lets a caller build that layout once and reuse it, several times faster, with no writable-executable memory.

June 20, 2026 · Anthony Green

libffi Lands in Node.js

Node.js is shipping a built-in node:ffi module powered by libffi — a library I wrote 30 years ago.

April 14, 2026 · Anthony Green