ES6 - JavaScript Improved
About this Course
ECMAScript 6, or ES6, has brought about a ton of changes to the JavaScript programming language. In this course, you'll explore those changes to learn about the latest features and improvements to the language including new keywords, arrow functions, the Class syntax, Promises, and so much more. Discover how much cleaner and more concise your JavaScript code can be!
Learn about the changes made to the JavaScript programming language in ECMAScript …
ES6 - JavaScript Improved
About this Course
ECMAScript 6, or ES6, has brought about a ton of changes to the JavaScript programming language. In this course, you'll explore those changes to learn about the latest features and improvements to the language including new keywords, arrow functions, the Class syntax, Promises, and so much more. Discover how much cleaner and more concise your JavaScript code can be!
Learn about the changes made to the JavaScript programming language in ECMAScript 6 and how to use these new improvements to write better cleaner code.
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The web is constantly changing and with JavaScript as the most popular programming language for both front-end and back-end web development, it’s important to keep up with the latest advances and improvements in the language. ES6 includes major changes in syntax and language features that can help you write better, cleaner code. Stay up-to-date in the professional world of web development, and learn what’s happening in JavaScript today.
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lesson 1
Syntax
Learn new ways to define variables
Use destructuring to work more efficiently with arrays and objects
Explore a new method for looping using the for…of loop
lesson 2
Functions
Write cleaner and more concise functions using arrow functions
Learn how the this
keyword behaves when working with arrow functions
Explore new ways to create extendable JavaScript classes and subclasses
lesson 3
Built-ins
Experiment with new object types for Sets, Maps, WeakSets, and WeakMaps
Handle asynchronous requests using JavaScript Promises
Learn how generators can be used to pause the execution of a function while also maintaining its own state
lesson 4
Professional developer-fu
Write ES6 code for unsupported browsers with polyfills and transpilers
Use a transpiler to convert ES6 code to ES5 code