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3.1.0

Comparision Betweeen 3.1.0 and 3.0.0

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10.74 KB

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Version 3.1.0 Details

The bytes package, a utility for parsing human-readable byte strings to their numeric equivalents and vice-versa, saw a significant update between versions 3.0.0 and 3.1.0. While both versions share the same core functionality and MIT license, version 3.1.0 introduces notable improvements for developers. Most prominently, the later version includes an updated development environment, migrating to eslint version 5.12.1 for linting and upgrading mocha to version 5.2.0 for testing, while version 3.0.0 employed older versions of mocha(2.5.3) and no linter. This implies a modernization of the codebase and adherence to more recent coding standards, potentially leading to better code quality and maintainability.

Further, bytes version 3.1.0 features a fileCount of 5 and an unpackedSize of 10997 bytes, both of which are absent in the 3.0.0 metadata, indicating the package size and the number of files included in the package.. The release date difference also highlights a substantial gap in development activity, with version 3.1.0 released in January 2019, significantly later than version 3.0.0 released in August 2017. For developers, opting for version 3.1.0 means leveraging a more current and potentially more robust version of the library, enhanced by updated development dependencies and smaller size.

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