node/doc
Jeremiah Senkpiel 9fc01b142b 2016-07-06, Version 6.3.0 (Current)
Notable changes:

* buffer: Added `buffer.swap64()` to compliment `swap16()` &
`swap32()`. (Zach Bjornson) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7157
* build: New `configure` options have been added for building Node.js
as a shared library. (Stefan Budeanu)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6994
  - The options are: `--shared`, `--without-v8-platform` &
`--without-bundled-v8`.
* crypto: Root certificates have been updated. (Ben Noordhuis)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7363
* debugger: The server address is now configurable via
`--debug=<address>:<port>`. (Ben Noordhuis)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3316
* npm: Upgraded npm to v3.10.3 (Kat Marchán)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7515 & (Rebecca Turner)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7410
* readline: Added the `prompt` option to the readline constructor.
(Evan Lucas) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7125
* repl / vm: `sigint`/`ctrl+c` will now break out of infinite loops
without stopping the Node.js instance. (Anna Henningsen)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6635
* src:
  - Added a `node::FreeEnvironment` public C++ API. (Cheng Zhao)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3098
  - Refactored `require('constants')`, constants are now available
directly from their respective modules. (James M Snell)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6534
* stream: Improved `readable.read()` performance by up to 70%. (Brian
White) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7077
* timers: `setImmediate()` is now up to 150% faster in some situations.
(Andras) https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6436
* util: Added a `breakLength` option to `util.inspect()` to control how
objects are formatted across lines. (cjihrig)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7499
* v8-inspector: Experimental support has been added for debugging
Node.js over the inspector protocol. (Ali Ijaz Sheikh)
https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6792
  - *Note: This feature is experimental, and it could be altered or
removed.*
  - You can try this feature by running Node.js with the `--inspect`
flag.

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7441
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/7550
2016-07-06 18:52:33 +02:00
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api 2016-07-06, Version 6.3.0 (Current) 2016-07-06 18:52:33 +02:00
api_assets doc: make the api doc print-friendly 2016-06-02 22:39:16 +10:00
changelogs 2016-07-06, Version 6.3.0 (Current) 2016-07-06 18:52:33 +02:00
ctc-meetings doc: add CTC meeting minutes 2016-06-15 2016-07-05 22:15:03 +02:00
guides doc: add guide for Node.js Timers 2016-07-05 22:36:54 +02:00
topics doc: add guide for Node.js Timers 2016-07-05 22:36:54 +02:00
tsc-meetings doc: add TSC meeting minutes 2015-10-21 2015-10-26 09:36:42 -07:00
full-white-stripe.jpg build: update Node.js logo on Win installer 2016-03-06 20:22:36 -06:00
node.1 src,module: add --preserve-symlinks command line flag 2016-05-17 08:52:27 -05:00
onboarding-extras.md doc: update "who to cc in issues" chart 2016-07-05 22:11:44 +02:00
onboarding.md doc: update labels and CI info in onboarding doc 2016-06-02 22:42:01 +10:00
osx_installer_logo.png build: update Node.js logo on OSX installer 2016-02-27 16:49:56 +11:00
releases.md doc: update releases.md with new changelog structure 2016-05-17 08:45:25 -05:00
template.html doc: no Node.js(1) 2016-05-03 20:20:34 -04:00
thin-white-stripe.jpg build: update Node.js logo on Win installer 2016-03-06 20:22:36 -06:00