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ECMAScript 6 Is Officially a JavaScript Standard

Posted by timothy on from the very-long-initiation-process dept.

rjmarvin writes: The ECMAScript 6 specification is now a standard. ES6 is the first major revision to the programming language since 1999 and its hallmark features include a revamped syntax featuring classes and modules. The Ecma General Assembly officially approved the specification at its June meeting in France, ECMAScript project editor Allen Wirfs-Brock announced.

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  1. What's in Javascript 6? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Good overview here: http://es6-features.org

    The big one is real classes. No more prototype boilerplate.