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@babel/preset-env

7.8.2

Comparision Betweeen 7.8.2 and 7.8.0

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Version 7.8.2 Details

Babel Preset Env version 7.8.2 is a minor release following 7.8.0, both aiming to simplify JavaScript transpilation for different environments. A key aspect is the consistent dependency management. Both versions share almost identical dependencies, including core tools like @babel/core, @babel/types, and various transform plugins. These plugins handle specific syntax conversions, ensuring compatibility across browsers and Node.js versions like transforming arrow functions, classes, or handling new JavaScript features such as optional chaining and nullish coalescing operators. This minimizes the need for developers to individually specify plugins.

The peerDependencies and devDependencies remain consistent, indicating a focus on stability and developer tooling. Both rely on @babel/core within the 7.0.0 range, and leverage testing utilities and CLI tools for development. A crucial element for developers is core-js-compat, which manages polyfills based on the target environment, automatically including necessary shims for missing features. While the dependency lists are very similar, the slight difference in unpackedSize (90067 vs. 90068) and the releaseDate confirms 7.8.2 includes potentially minor bug fixes or performance tweaks. Developers should upgrade to it as it is the newest stable release.

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