The Future of JavaScript – HTTP203




This week, Paul & Jake talk about the future of JavaScript: ES6 and beyond.

Watch more HTTP 203 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy6wceqkxvA&list=PLNYkxOF6rcIAKIQFsNbV0JDws_G_bnNo9

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17 responses to “The Future of JavaScript – HTTP203”

  1. YES OMG YES! var that != this… give it a decent name! finally someone else singing the same song! I didn't mind, bind in certain places but can get messy ~

  2. I don't think it's fair putting TypeScript in the same box with CoffeeScript. TS compiled into readable JS, it also has a lot of ES6/7 features already supported and types are optional. It's essentially JS, no need to learn a new language for JS devs.

  3. Babel is cool and I use it. However, I disagree with you two about the new class syntax. Not because I want to use prototypes, but because I think classes are the wrong direction for the language entirely, regardless of syntax. They provide no data hiding and they encourage inheritance, a language anti-pattern in my option (I always prefer composition). Since Javascript is now the world's most popular language, the constant pushes to make Javascript more comfortable for Java programmers makes no sense. Java should be making Javascript programmers more comfortable.

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