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Async/await support (without the --harmony flag) was made default in version 7.6 when they updated V8 to version 5.5. The biggest additions here with regard to
by Etzos 9y ago
Async/await support (without the --harmony flag) was made default in version 7.6 when they updated V8 to version 5.5.
The biggest additions here with regard to async/await is the new promisify util and the async_hooks.
Edit: Changed wording and included more detail.
- nailer 9y agoOf course, but most people don't run non-LTS node releases :-) Edit: originally wrote 'unstable'. Meant 'non-LTS'
- SparkyMcUnicorn 9y agoNode 7.6 is a stable release. Are you talking about LTS?
- Etzos 9y agoThe 7.6 release was no more unstable than the 8.0 release. Unless you're referring to the fact that 8.0 is going to be a LTS release. But if that's the case, it's not happening for a while yet, 6.10 is still the current LTS version.
- nailer 9y agoYou're right, corrected.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- NoInkling 9y agoAnd some performance improvements. And the fact that there are more to come when they upgrade to V8 5.9 soonish.