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Node.js Version 6 Released With LTS (sdtimes.com)
dmleonard618 writes: The JavaScript runtime Node.js has reached version 6.0, and unlike version 5.0 this version will receive Long Term Support (LTS). LTS is meant to provide the release with long-term stability, reliability, performance and security. The LTS will begin in October. The current LTS release will go into maintenance mode and will only receive bug, security and documentation updates. Version 5.0 of Node.js will continue to be maintained for a few more months. The latest version features improved module loading, 96% of ECMAScript 2015 features, as well as reliability and security enhancements. "The Node.js Project has done an incredible job of bringing this version to life in the timeline that we initially proposed in September 2015," said Mikeal Rogers, community manager for the Node.js Foundation. "It's important for us to continue to deliver new versions of Node.js equipped with all the cutting-edge JavaScript features to serve the needs of developers and to continue to improve the performance and stability enterprises rely on."
I go to the ATM machine with my PIN number to get cash to send via my NIC card to their NOC Center to get my LTS Support!!!
General Relativity: Space-time tells matter where to go; Matter tells space-time what shape to be.
And then because Node.js doesn't have something as obvious as printf(), you have to use a shitty module that later gets pulled, breaking your code because of terrible dependency management.
It is the most coolest thing since the invention of the transistor.
http://saveie6.com/
This is one of the things I love about the .Net platform. A lot of the common problems have been solved. I don't have to worry about writing code to solve problems that have been solved for decades. I can focus on writing new code to solve the new problems are specific to the domain I am working in.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
I'm using Microsoft Code to author Node.JS routines to run on AWS Lambda, accessed via AWS's API Gateway. Simple routines for data access and business logic are quick to write and scale like nobody's business.
Node has its quirks, and I do get nervous about NPM; but once you drink the Promise KoolAid, and if you stick with well supported libraries, it's a pretty efficient.
Being a long-time .NET developer (quit smirking) I am finding a lot to like (as well as more stuff to work around, but there are compromises with any development platform).