What’s the Deal with NPM Versioning for New Libraries?

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Asked By CodingNinja42 On

Hey everyone! I'm currently working on maintaining a new library that has its version starting at 0.x. I've learned that when dealing with this versioning scheme, NPM interprets the `minor` version as a potentially breaking change if a dependency is specified with a caret. This essentially makes me rely on the `patch` version for changes that are still backwards compatible. Is this approach okay? What's the best way to handle versioning in this situation?

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Answered By TechWhiz77 On

Totally agree! But one challenge is how to communicate with early users before reaching that stable version. Should they just be advised to run 'npm update' regularly?

Answered By DevGuru87 On

So, according to semantic versioning guidelines, versions below 1.x are seen as unstable and can have breaking changes. The safest bet is to aim for a stable version 1 release once your API is solidified.

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