If you’re a developer, you’ve probably heard a little bit about ECMAScript 6 (ES6) already, though at first glance it might seem a little confusing. What it really boils down to is this: it’s the next ...

We’ll start with the most far-reaching addition, which the spec describes as “a new Iterator global with associated static and prototype methods for working with iterators.” The most exciting part of ...

JavaScript could be the most widely used programming language in the world, but for many developers, its modern version looks very different from what they first learned. With the advent of ECMAScript ...

Two projects geared to JavaScript compilation, Babel and xto6, are moving forward with the goal of helping developers navigate next-generation capabilities. Version 5.0 of the Babel compiler, made ...

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