node js is a web software platform over a decade old that does not include a stable API for making a web request so there are a bunch of community libraries for

node js is a web software platform over a decade old that does not include a stable API for making a web request so there are a bunch of community libraries for making a web request, and which one is "best practice" has changed like four or five times through the years. this is a new api for making a web request. yayy progress.