Emelia Smith

@mcollina would you like to use the diagnostics_channel and have a subscriber to that for writing to `utils.debuglog`, and the subscriber is only registered if the debuglog is enabled?

Wouldn't it be cleaner to use the diagnostics channels though? One thing to maintain the data production, another to report to debuglog? Could also help become a pattern for using...

(I'm trying to understand why I shouldn't use those for this?)

oooh, okay! Those are very good points! (I totally thought `diagnostics_channel` was out already 😅 ) and yeah, you're right that they're not fully overlapping; I just didn't wanna add...

I've just encountered this issue with a developer as well, they didn't know how they'd installed node.js, but had version 13.x; Perhaps it can be `Download LTS | Other versions`...

> @friday raises a good point that the better syntax support in latest makes it more beginner friendly, as setting up tooling for this can be very complex. I think...

Like, "less likely need to transpile" really depends on the developer & project — for a very large number of people installing node.js, they only need it to run `create-react-app`...

> My "less likely need to transpile" comment is 4 years old. Things have changed. I stand by it, but I also don't think it's as relevant today. > >...

Ah, I see now that if that change is made, then the `handler` method's internal types all get in a mess; Not sure how to fix that.

We’ve opened it as an issue to look into, though it may take us a little bit to get to as we’re working on finalising a major release. It appears...