Review

ES6 (some may try to call it ES2015) is just landing as of the time of this writing, and it has lots of new stuff you need to learn!

But it’s even more important to shift your mindset to align with the new way that JavaScript is going to evolve. It’s not just waiting around for years for some official document to get a vote of approval, as many have done in the past.

Now, JavaScript features land in browsers as they become ready, and it’s up to you whether you’ll get on the train early or whether you’ll be playing costly catch-up games years from now.

Whatever labels that future JavaScript adopts, it’s going to move a lot quicker than it ever has before. Transpilers and shims/polyfills are important tools to keep you on the forefront of where the language is headed.

If there’s any narrative important to understand about the new reality for JavaScript, it’s that all JS developers are strongly implored to move from the trailing edge of the curve to the leading edge. And learning ES6 is where that all starts!