The upgrade is experimental, so enterprises are advised to hold off on upgrading and wait for Node.js 8, due in April
The Node.js Foundation this week has released Node.js 7.6.0, an experimental version of the server-side JavaScript platform that moves forward with async/await capabilities for handling asynchronous operations. But the Foundation advises enterprise users to skip using the new release in production and instead wait for Node.js 8 to arrive in April.
With Node’s release strategy, odd-numbered releases like the 7.x line are short-lived but feature cutting-edge capabilities still in an experimental phase; even-numbered lines represent Long Term Support lines for enterprises to adopt.
Async/await handles asynchronous operations via the promises capability, which represents a value that may or not be available now or in the future.
