What day is Node.js 8 due?

[franciscop]

I see from the repo that it is due in April 2017 (next month), but will it be released any specific day? Or is it not determined yet?

Edit: I am asking because I'm preparing to release a library and do a workshop with the version 8 as it's the first LTS version that supports async/await, and I'd prefer to do it with these new JS concepts instead of having to explain the old ones and the migration path.

[MylesBorins]

@franciscop version 8 will be cut in april, but it will not be moved to LTS for another 6 months.

[gibfahn]

@franciscop the table will be updated in #133, but if you want the blow-by-blow account, you can follow nodejs/node#10117.

[franciscop]

@gibfahn awesome, I see that they'll wait for V8 5.8 becomes stable in mid-april and then try to launch it before April ends. Guestimate there is April 25th.

[ziedHamdi]

So? we're waiting for the async await feature for 2 months now. I don't see any teasing about the v8 being launched. Are there any news please?

[cjihrig]

You can follow the progress of Node 8 here.

[addaleax]

@ziedHamdi We pushed the release date for Node 8 because of this. if you follow @cjihrig’s link, you’ll see that the new target release date is May 30th. Also: You can already use async/await in Node 7, no need to wait for anything.

[tunnckoCore]

@ziedHamdi >=7.6 has native async/await support :)

[ziedHamdi]

Hi @tunnckoCore, sure! thanks for the info. Unfortunately we're going to production this month, so it's no way for us to deploy node 7.x

thanks anyway :)

[ziedHamdi]

Hi @cjihrig @addaleax , thanks for the detailed replies. I didn't find that links in google search. This discussion is the best referenced one when searching "node js 8 release date"

[wbhob]

The release date has been moved to May 30, 2017.

[tuananh]

Just saw rc1 build up at https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v8.0.0-rc.1/