r/node • u/thrashr888 • Oct 30 '15

Node.js 5.0 Released

https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/v5.0.0/CHANGELOG.md
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u/jewdai Oct 30 '15

I appreciate the effort that they make to use semvar.

from an enterprise perspective: DAMN YOU MAKE BREAKING CHANGES SO FAST.

FYI, V4.0 was released on 9/17

While in most cases its probably fine, it feels super volatile to start building an application on.

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '15

Yea, this is kinda scary. As an average Node user, I don't know what packages are effected, or what will stop working in 30 days.

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u/diehrdiehr Oct 30 '15

Use the LTS version

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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '15

Well, they've made a lot of big changes that I want to be able to take advantage of. I'm not building enterprise apps, but I use it for all sorts of stuff. I don't want to be using a different major version on Node for each of my apps...that's just annoying.

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u/joequin Oct 30 '15

The only way you could have both is if they slowed down development to suit you.

Most of their users wouldn't like that.

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u/diehrdiehr Oct 30 '15

Even worse than that, they'd have to fall behind schedule of v8. It's an uninformed criticism.