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ES6 - Overview
ES6 - Overview
ECMAScript (ES) is a scripting language specification standardized by ECMAScript International. It is used by apppcations to enable cpent-side scripting. The specification is influenced by programming languages pke Self, Perl, Python, Java etc. Languages pke JavaScript, Jscript and ActionScript are governed by this specification.
This tutorial introduces you to ES6 implementation in JavaScript.
JavaScript
JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich, a developer at Netscape Communications Corporation, in 1995.JavaScript started pfe with the name Mocha, and was briefly named LiveScript before being officially renamed to JavaScript. It is a scripting language that is executed by the browser, i.e. on the cpent’s end. It is used in conjunction with HTML to develop responsive webpages.
ECMA Script6’s implementation discussed here covers the following new features −
Support for constants
Block Scope
Arrow Functions
Extended Parameter Handpng
Template Literals
Extended Literals
Enhanced Object Properties
De-structuring Assignment
Modules
Classes
Iterators
Generators
Collections
New built in methods for various classes
Promises
ECMAScript Versions
There are nine editions of ECMA-262 which are as follows −
| Edition | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ECMAScript 1 | First Edition released in 1997 |
| 2 | ECMAScript 2 | Second Edition released in 1998, minor changes to meet ISO/IEC 16262 standard |
| 3 | ECMAScript 3 | Third Edition released in 1999 with language enhancements |
| 4 | ECMAScript 4 | Fourth Edition release plan was dropped, few features added later in ES6 & other complex features dropped |
| 5 | ECMAScript 5 | Fifth Edition released in 2009 |
| 5.1 | ECMAScript 5.1 | 5.1 Edition released in 2011, minor changes to meet ISO/IEC 16262:2011 standard |
| 6 | ECMAScript 2015/ES6 | Sixth Edition released in 2015, see ES6 chapters for new features |
| 7 | ECMAScript 2016/ES7 | Seventh Edition released in 2016, see ES7 chapters for new features |
| 8 | ECMAScript 2017/ES8 | Eight Edition released in 2017, see ES8 chapters for new features |
| 9 | ECMAScript 2018/ES9 | Ninth Edition released in 2018, see ES9 chapters for new features |