JavaScript Framework Updates Suck, How to Make Them Suck(less)

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Stack Overflow

Delaying a framework upgrade can mean falling several versions behind. You might be tempted to jump to the latest version, but consider how that might play out? Most of the community did the migration between the version you are on and the next version. Any upgrade material will likely focus on moving from version C to D and not version C to G. Every developer’s best friend Stackoverflow probably contains questions (and answers) about issues arising from a C to D migration. Tread carefully here.

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hapi.js

Lob found itself in a similar situation with hapi, an open-source NodeJS framework used to build powerful and scalable web applications. We were running version v16 when v17 was announced. The release notes refer to v17 as a new framework because it makes fundamental changes to how business logic is interfaced with the framework. The main change and the motivation for this release was replacing callbacks with a fully async/await interface. Though few would argue the advantages of this shift, the result was dozens upon dozens of breaking changes. At Lob, it meant hundreds, and our list of dependencies was long. The upgrade sat on the backburner and as 17 turned to 18, then 20, we realized it was time to git-er-done.

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