Version Details and Security Vulnerabilities

Redux underwent a significant transformation between versions 0.0.4 and 0.1.0, reflecting a fundamental shift in its purpose and target audience. The initial version, 0.0.4, released in 2011, presents itself as a tool for easy "basebones node app" setup, incorporating dependencies like ansi-color, commander, coffee-script, and yaml. This suggests a broader, more general-purpose utility focused on easing initial project scaffolding.

The jump to version 0.1.0 in 2015 unveils a completely different Redux. The description "Work in progress" hints at an early stage in its now familiar role. Its core dependency on react immediately signals its focus on building user interfaces with React. The devDependencies further solidify this with entries like babel-core, babel-loader, eslint-plugin-react, react-hot-loader, webpack, and webpack-dev-server, all essential tools in a modern React development workflow. This version is clearly geared towards managing application state in React applications.

For developers, this evolution is critical. Version 0.0.4 is likely obsolete and irrelevant for modern React development. Version 0.1.0, while an early release, shows the genesis of Redux as a state management solution for React, setting the groundwork for the popular library we know today. The shift in authorship, from Jamie Paton to Dan Abramov, also signifies a complete change in project direction, a move to its now React centered focus. Also worth noting the adoption of the MIT license in version 0.1.0, demonstrating commitment to permissive open-source licensing.