Which version of Node.js should I install?

Question

JavaScript

Good afternoon. A little background. About a year ago, I first got acquainted with node.js. Then there was a version - 0.12. For about a month, I diligently tried to comprehend all its subtleties, but things did not work out and I abandoned this venture with a clear conscience. Now I decided to try again and going to the official site I was surprised to find that version 4.2.3 with lts and in parallel 5.3.0 had already been released. Actually the question is: what is the fundamental difference between them, which one is best to work with, and how much has changed in terms of functionality compared to 0.12? Thank you.

Answer 1

In versions 4.x, only stable developments are made and it is built only with a stable version of v8
In versions 5.x, there are also experimental developments and the latest alpha version of v8
In relation to 0.12, in 4+ there is a newer version of v8 with almost complete support for es2015 ( there are no Proxy yet), updated and more optimized native modules and a lot of other little things

Answer 2

"How much has changed in terms of functionality compared to 0.12" >>> Not for you I
use 5.3 flight is normal) and I see no reason to use the old versions.

Answer 3

which one is best to work with - it is logical to think that with the latest stable version
, how much has changed in terms of functionality compared to 0.12 - but the difference in the numbers of versions -0.12 and 4.2.3 does not tell you anything?
Just primitive logic && nothing else