# Pros and Cons about using "custom" Functions vs the basic set of nodes

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pros-and-cons-about-using-custom-functions-vs-the-basic-set-of-nodes/2959
**Category:** General
**Created:** [8 September 2018 00:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pros-and-cons-about-using-custom-functions-vs-the-basic-set-of-nodes/2959 "2018-09-08T00:34:17Z")
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### Author: ![mikeS7](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/mikes7/32/2026_2.png) [@mikeS7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mikeS7)
#### Post date: [8 September 2018 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pros-and-cons-about-using-custom-functions-vs-the-basic-set-of-nodes/2959/7 "2018-09-08T14:38:53Z")

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I'm working on pull request to update unsafe-function node, hope will update it to [0.20 upcoming release](https://github.com/node-red/node-red-nodegen/issues/87). Already forked your node to perform the same 😉

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