171 JSJ Babel with Sebastian McKenzie

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Episode | Podcast

Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:00:00 +0000

<div class="trix-content"> <div>02:28 - Sebastian McKenzie Introduction</div><ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/sebmck">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://github.com/sebmck">GitHub</a> </li> <li><a href="http://sebmck.com/">Blog</a></li> </ul><div>02:53 - <a href="https://babeljs.io/">Babel</a> (Pronunciation Clarification)</div><div>05:56 - History</div><ul><li><a href="https://babeljs.io/docs/learn-es2015/">Learn ES2015 - Babel</a></li></ul><div>09:14 - The State of Babel</div><div>09:59 - Babel and the <a href="http://www.ecma-international.org/memento/TC39.htm">TC39</a> Process</div><div>11:54 - Features That Can’t Be Transpiled</div><ul><li>Weak Maps and Proxies    </li></ul><div>13:45 - Readability and Performance Output</div><ul><li><a href="https://github.com/google/traceur-compiler">Traceur</a></li></ul><div>18:12 - Plugin Architecture</div><div>19:58 - ES6/2015 Feature Implementation</div><ul> <li>Blockscoping</li> <li>Labels</li> <li>Exceptions</li> <li>Destructuring</li> </ul><div>25:49 - The Birth of Babel</div><div>26:45 - Babel vs Traceur</div><div>28:08 - Future Babel Features</div><ul> <li>Code Optimization</li> <li>Minification</li> <li>Linting</li> </ul><div>30:15 - The Status of ES2015 and ES2016</div><div>31:01 - Browser Support</div><div>35:03 - Marketing </div><div>35:59 - <a href="http://www.typescriptlang.org/">TypeScript</a> </div><div>37:24 - Babel Development and Labor</div><div>Picks</div><div> <a href="http://primitive.io">Primitive.io</a> (Joe)<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804137250/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0804137250&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=R2I64YROOBSK45FS">Armada: The Novel by Ernest Cline</a> (Joe)<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671027034/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0671027034&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=DQMIFWRAMZ4DCMBA">How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People by Dale Carnegie</a> (AJ)<br /> <a href="http://websecuritywarriors.com/">Web Security Warriors Podcast</a> (AJ)<br /> <a href="http://nodevember.org/">Nodevember</a> (Aimee)<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345391802/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0345391802&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=PYZOYW4M2KN3UURK">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams</a> (Dave)<br /> <a href="http://www.nps.gov/yell/">Yellowstone National Park</a> (Dave)<br /> <a href="http://www.reactrally.com/">React Rally</a> (Dave)<br /> <a href="http://www.iterativ.ch/angularjskurs/">Iterativ: AngularJS Kurs</a> (Chuck)<br /> <a href="https://github.com/ParkinT/HireMe">Hire Thom Parkin!</a> (Chuck)<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553418025/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0553418025&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chamaxwoo-20&amp;linkId=EDQWKN3UCJLJ45DB">The Martian by Andy Weir</a> (Sebastian)<br /> <a href="http://www.fiveguys.com/">Five Guys Burgers and Fries</a> (Sebastian)</div><div>Special Guest: Sebastian McKenzie .</div> </div> Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy