Title: The New Toys in <scp>ES2015</scp> – <scp>ES2020</scp> , and Beyond
Abstract: This chapter provides an overview of the new features of JavaScript since 2009. JavaScript engine to refer to the software component that runs JavaScript code. A JavaScript engine must know how to parse JavaScript, either interpret it or compile it to machine code, and run the result within an environment that works as described by the specification. The chapter discusses the “new toys” which are the new features added to JavaScript in ES2015 through ES2020. It explores who's in charge of moving JavaScript forward, what process they use to do so, and how to follow and participate in that process. Ecma International's Technical Committee 39 (TC39) is in charge of creating and releasing updated specifications for the ECMAScript standard. The chapter also provides a quick look at using Babel to transpile code using an ES2015 feature, called an arrow function, into ES5-compatible code that works on Internet Explorer 11.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-06-24
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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