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@babel/plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding

7.18.6

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Version 7.18.6 Details

The @babel/plugin-proposal-optional-catch-binding package, a Babel plugin that transforms code using optional catch binding syntax, saw an updated stable release with version 7.18.6, following the previous version 7.16.7. Both versions share the core purpose of enabling developers to write cleaner try...catch statements by omitting the exception variable if it's not needed. The primary difference between the two releases lies in their dependency versions. Version 7.18.6 updated its @babel/core, @babel/helper-plugin-utils, and @babel/helper-plugin-test-runner dependencies to version 7.18.6, bringing in the latest core functionalities, bug fixes, and performance improvements from Babel itself. Version 7.16.7 uses version 7.16.7 of the core and the test-runner.

For developers, this means upgrading to 7.18.6 ensures compatibility with the newest Babel features and improvements. The core functionality of transforming optional catch bindings remains consistent across both versions, simplifying error handling in JavaScript code and enhancing code readability. Both versions maintain identical peer dependency requirements, needing @babel/core version ^7.0.0-0 or higher, ensuring seamless integration into existing Babel-powered projects. A further minor difference is the unpackedSize, which increased slightly from 3213 to 3235, likely due to small code changes or dependency updates. The newer version was also released significantly later than the older one, almost 6 months after.

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