Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of money?

Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by WesolyKubeczek on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @04:59AM (#27115844)

Can it produce JavaScript runnable on Safari from iOS 9.3.6?

Those old iPads and iPhones just won't die... As well as a number of Macbooks that will never go past OS X 10.11.

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by 0x000000E2 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:07AM (#27115888)

Yes, it goes back to ES3.

Babel does have a neat automatic polyfill system typescript doesn't. But both can target real old JS versions. Most JS packages you'll find on NPM are still ES5.

Transpilers are quickly making JS a compiled language where the bytecode format is ES5 :)

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Re:Babel is used by millions, so why are we running out of m... by filleduchaos on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @05:11AM (#27115912)

tsc produces ES3, yes.

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