Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

Angular Forms version 4.4.0 represents a minor update from the preceding stable release, version 4.3.6, offering developers incremental improvements and refinements to the form handling capabilities within Angular applications. While the core functionality remains consistent, the key distinction lies in the synchronized versioning of peer dependencies. Version 4.4.0 mandates the use of @angular/core, @angular/common, and @angular/platform-browser all at version 4.4.0, whereas version 4.3.6 required the 4.3.6 versions.

This update signifies a coordinated release across the Angular ecosystem, wherein the core modules and the forms module are designed to function optimally together. Developers upgrading from 4.3.6 need to ensure that they also update their core Angular dependencies to 4.4.0 to maintain compatibility and benefit from any underlying performance enhancements or bug fixes introduced in the core platform. The dependencies on tslib remain the same for both versions at ^1.7.1 meaning consistent support for the TypeScript helper library.

For those using older versions of the Angular core modules, upgrading to version 4.4.0 along with the @angular/forms package is recommended to leverage the latest features and ensure optimal stability within their Angular projects. The release date difference also highlights the recency of version 4.4.0 (released in September 2017), meaning that it is the more recent version, so it includes all the previous patches and improvements.