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Re:Show HN: The JavaScript Way, a book for learning modern J... by nawtacawp on Thursday July 27, 2017 @09:05PM (#14871115)
transpiler?
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Re:Show HN: The JavaScript Way, a book for learning modern J... by tannhauser23 on Thursday July 27, 2017 @09:24PM (#14871197)
It converts your ES6 code into Javascript that can run on all browsers. It's how you can get advanced Javascript features before the browsers fully implement them. Look up Babel.
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Re:Show HN: The JavaScript Way, a book for learning modern J... by yunyu on Thursday July 27, 2017 @09:23PM (#14871194)
Converts modern JavaScript to ES5
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Re:Show HN: The JavaScript Way, a book for learning modern J... by tasty_freeze on Thursday July 27, 2017 @10:34PM (#14871492)
It is a portmanteau of translater + compiler
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