@types/react version 16.7.20 and 16.7.19 offer TypeScript definitions for building React applications, ensuring type safety and improved developer experience. Both versions share identical dependencies, namely csstype (version ^2.2.0) for CSS type definitions and @types/prop-types for React prop types. The licensing remains consistent under the MIT license, and the source code resides within the DefinitelyTyped repository on GitHub.
A notable difference lies in the release date, with version 16.7.20 published on January 16, 2019, at 13:56:35.801Z, approximately six hours later than version 16.7.19, released on the same day at 07:34:02.723Z. While both packages have five files included, the unpacked size on disk also varies slightly. Version 16.7.20 occupies 136,163 bytes compared to the 136,061 bytes of version 16.7.19. This small change in unpacked size suggest very minor updates from one version to another.
For developers using React with TypeScript, these packages provide essential type definitions, facilitating a smoother integration and reducing potential runtime errors. Choosing between these specific versions might be a matter of preference, and in most cases, either version will provide solid type safety. However, developers should always prefer the newest latest stable release when possible which is 16.7.20 because it can contain bug fixes and the unpackedSize difference suggest that some change has been made.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 16.7.20 of the package @types/react