Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

Angular's @angular/platform-browser library provides the necessary functionality to run Angular applications within a web browser environment. Comparing versions 14.0.1 and 14.0.0 reveals subtle but potentially crucial distinctions for developers. Both versions share a common description, indicating their core purpose remains consistent: enabling Angular's capabilities in the browser. They both depend on tslib version ^2.3.0, ensuring compatibility with the TypeScript helper library. Their peer dependencies also dictate a close alignment with other Angular modules like @angular/core, @angular/common, and @angular/animations, mandating version parity (14.0.1 alongside 14.0.1 and 14.0.0 with 14.0.0) for proper operation and preventing dependency conflicts.

While the file count (61) is identical, a minor difference surfaces in the unpacked size of the distribution; version 14.0.1 is slightly larger (1,097,422 bytes) than 14.0.0 (1,097,167 bytes), hinting to refinements, bug fixes, or minor feature additions contained within the newer release. The key information lies in the release dates: 14.0.0 was released on June 2nd, 2022, whereas 14.0.1 followed on June 8th, 2022. This implies that version 14.0.1 is a patch release addressing immediate issues found in the initial 14.0.0 version. Therefore, developers planning to use @angular/platform-browser should prefer 14.0.1 to benefit from these likely bug fixes and stabilizations, leading to a more robust and reliable application.