Chapter 19: What’s New in ES2018
by Craig Buckler
In this chapter, I’ll cover the new features of JavaScript introduced via ES2018 (ES9), with examples of what they’re for and how to use them.
JavaScript (ECMAScript) is an ever-evolving standard implemented by many vendors across multiple platforms. ES6 (ECMAScript 2015) was a large release which took six years to finalize. A new annual release process has been formulated to streamline the process and add features quicker. ES9 (ES2018) is the latest iteration at the time of writing.
Technical Committee 39 (TC39) consists of parties including browser vendors who meet to push JavaScript proposals along a strict progression path:
Stage 0: strawman - The initial submission of ideas.
Stage 1: proposal ...
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