Deprecate Node.js 6.x?

[trivikr]

Node.js 6.x got EoL in April 2019 https://github.com/nodejs/Release
Deprecate Node.js 6.x in major version 15.0.0?

[bcoe]

I think this is a good idea.

[trivikr]

Some history:

• Node.js 6.x was dropped from testing matrix in v13.x chore: drop Node 6 from testing matrix #1287
• However, it was reintroduced with planned deprecation in v14.x chore: forgoing decision to drop Node 6 until April #1308

Looks like planned deprecation was missed, an can be done in v15.x

[bcoe]

as soon as we have another compelling breaking change, let's make sure we officially remove it.

[mleguen]

That's definitely good news to hear!

[trivikr]

Is there some label which can be assigned to this issue, so that we don't miss it while releasing 15.0.0?

[mleguen]

Using async/await will simplify the work I have just begun on #1420 , so this will be another reason for dropping node 6 support.

[trivikr]

Using async/await will simplify the work

Yup, async functions support was shipped in V8 5.5, which was added in Node.js v7.6.0

I've been using async-await in typescript for couple of year now, and it does make code easier to follow.