The @types/sinon package provides TypeScript definitions for the Sinon.js library, a popular tool for creating spies, stubs, and mocks in JavaScript testing. Examining versions 1.16.36 and 1.16.35 reveals subtle differences primarily relating to metadata. While both versions share the same fundamental description, dependencies, peer dependencies, license (MIT), and repository information (pointing to DefinitelyTyped on GitHub), version 1.16.36, released on March 20, 2017, omits explicit author information, a field present in the slightly older 1.16.35 release from February 8, 2017, crediting William Sears.
The absence of an author in version 1.16.36 might indicate a change in the release process or a consolidation of authorship attribution within the DefinitelyTyped project. For developers using Sinon with TypeScript, these versions offer type safety and intellisense, improving the development experience and catching potential errors early. Choosing between these minor versions is unlikely to impact functionality directly related to Sinon's core features, but the updated release date (1.16.36) potentially includes updated type definitions that follow newer versions of Sinon or resolve emergent type-related problems. Developers generally will choose the newer version to receive these incremental updates and the latest improvements to type accuracy reflecting evolution of the library.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 1.16.36 of the package @types/sinon
