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Re:Node.js 8 Moves into Long-Term Support, Node.js 9 Becomes... by jdavis703 on Tuesday October 31, 2017 @06:46PM (#15597308)
> which itself is up to version 5.x

Major version numbers in Javascript are defined using SEMVER. What this means is that a major version only implies that a breaking change was included (e.g. the API contract is different). It doesn't really have anything to do with a classic pattern where V2 is seen as the second phase, and V5 is seen as the fifth phase, etc, of a project.

Re:Node.js 8 Moves into Long-Term Support, Node.js 9 Becomes... by rejschaap on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @02:32AM (#15599190)
A breaking change should not be made lighthearted. It can cause a lot of inconvenience for your userbase.