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Drahcir
Drahcir

Reputation: 11972

Which version of Node.JS should I use?

The Node.JS website says the current version is 0.10.26, but the git repo has much newer versions going up to 0.11.12.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1992

Answers (1)

Louis
Louis

Reputation: 151370

From the Node.js wiki:

Odd versions are unstable, even versions are stable. v0.2 and v0.4 are even/stable. v0.3 and v0.5 are odd/unstable. The current stable series is v0.10.x. The next stable series will be v0.12.x. The stable branch takes bug fixes only - it does not change the JavaScript API, addon API, nor ABI (you don't have to rebuild modules after upgrading node with-in a stable branch).

You should use stable versions for production. The web site displays prominently and gives links to download the latest stable verson.

However, if you are trying to stay ahead of the curve and prepare for the next and yet unreleased stable version, then testing against an unstable version makes sense. This is why the unstable versions are also available to developers.

Upvotes: 3

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