Babel-runtime versions 5.0.5 and 5.0.4 are minor releases within the Babel 5 series, offering self-contained runtime environments crucial for leveraging Babel's advanced JavaScript transformations in production. Examining the provided data, the core difference lies in their release dates and, presumably, the bug fixes or minor enhancements incorporated in the newer version. Version 5.0.5 was released on April 3, 2015, at 11:44:03.946Z, a few hours after version 5.0.4 at 04:33:59.730Z.
Both versions share the same dependencies, relying on core-js version ^0.8.0 to provide polyfills for modern JavaScript features, ensuring broader browser compatibility for transpiled code. The package description remains consistent, indicating that both are intended for the same purpose: providing a Babel-specific runtime. This runtime includes helper functions and polyfills necessary for code generated by Babel, effectively isolating the runtime requirements from the target environment.
For developers, the upgrade from 5.0.4 to 5.0.5 likely addresses minor bugs or edge-case scenarios encountered while using Babel. While the changelog isn't directly available in the provided data, it's advisable to upgrade to the latest minor version within a major series to benefit from these enhancements. Checking the Babel repository on GitHub is recommended to understand the specifics of the changes. When using Babel, including babel-runtime as a dependency is essential when your code uses features Babel transpiles using helper functions.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 5.0.5 of the package babel-runtime
