npm Package Manager

  1. Semantic Versioning and Version Management
    1. Semantic Versioning Principles
      1. MAJOR Version Changes
        1. Breaking Change Identification
          1. API Compatibility Breaking
          2. MINOR Version Changes
            1. Backward-Compatible Features
              1. Functionality Additions
              2. PATCH Version Changes
                1. Bug Fix Releases
                  1. Backward-Compatible Fixes
                2. Version Range Specifications
                  1. Tilde Range (~)
                    1. Patch-Level Updates
                      1. Compatible Release Updates
                      2. Caret Range (^)
                        1. Minor Version Updates
                          1. Compatible Feature Updates
                          2. Exact Version Pinning
                            1. Dependency Locking
                              1. Version Stability
                              2. Comparison Operators
                                1. Greater Than (>)
                                  1. Less Than (<)
                                    1. Greater Than or Equal (>=)
                                      1. Less Than or Equal (<=)
                                      2. Advanced Version Ranges
                                        1. Hyphen Ranges
                                          1. X-Ranges
                                            1. Pre-release Versions
                                              1. Build Metadata

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