Babel-runtime is a crucial package for Babel users, offering a self-contained runtime environment that enables compiled JavaScript code to function correctly across different environments. We analyze versions 6.5.0 and the older 6.3.19, highlighting key differences for developers.
While both versions share the same fundamental dependencies like core-js (version ^1.2.0) and development dependencies such as babel-helpers, babel-plugin-transform-runtime, babel-template, and babel-regenerator-runtime (all at version ^6.3.13), indicating a stable tooling ecosystem at that time, the most notable divergence lies in their release dates and consequently, the bug fixes and internal improvements incorporated. Version 6.5.0 was released on February 7, 2016, approximately two months after version 6.3.19, which was released on December 14, 2015.
This two-month gap suggests that version 6.5.0 likely includes bug fixes, performance enhancements, and possibly minor feature additions that were not present in version 6.3.19. For developers, upgrading to version 6.5.0 from 6.3.19 would generally be recommended to benefit from these improvements and ensure the most stable and up-to-date runtime environment for their Babel-compiled code. The package, licensed under MIT license, continues to evolve, with newer version beyond the 6.x branch already available offering even more improvements. Always check the latest changelog for breaking change.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 6.5.0 of the package babel-runtime
