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MODERN OPEN SOURCE NODE.JS PACKAGES
Safely Build, Publish & Maintain
ES2015, ES2016 Packages Today
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HAI!
ENTREPRENEUR, HACKER, DEVELOPER
OPEN SOURCE ADVOCATE & DOG LOVER
@AhmadNassri AhmadNassri.com
VP of Engineering at Mashape, Founder at Tech Masters, Mentor at Node School Toronto, Board
Member at Full Stack Toronto, Board Member at Open API Initiative, Editor at The RESTful
Web.
Tech Outlaw, wanted by a 3rd world dictator
(true story)
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JS HISTORY
STANDARDIZATION TIMELINE
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TC39 & ECMA-262
COMMITTEE & STANDARD
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EC1
JUNE 1997
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EC2
JUNE 1998
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EC3
DECEMBER 1999
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EC4
ABANDONED!
:(
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EC HARMONY
AUGUST 2008
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EC5
DECEMBER 2009
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ES6 ES2015
JUNE 2015!!!
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ES2016
JUNE 2016 :)
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ES2017
WIP
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NEW PROCESS
YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TOO!
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STAGE 0 (STRAWMAN)
ALLOW INPUT INTO THE SPECIFICATION
tc39.github.io/process-document
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STAGE 1 (PROPOSAL)
MAKE THE CASE, DESCRIBE A SOLUTION, IDENTIFY CHALLENGES
tc39.github.io/process-document
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STAGE 2 (DRAFT)
PRECISELY DESCRIBE SYNTAX & SEMANTICS USING FORMAL SPEC LANGUAGE
tc39.github.io/process-document
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STAGE 3 (CANDIDATE)
FURTHER REFINEMENT WILL REQUIRE FEEDBACK FROM IMPLEMENTATIONS AND USERS
tc39.github.io/process-document
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STAGE 4 (FINISHED)
READY FOR INCLUSION IN THE FORMAL ECMASCRIPT STANDARD
tc39.github.io/process-document
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I CAN HAZ
ES2016?
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NOT YET!
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SPEC COMPATIBILITY
https://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/
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LONG-TERM SUPPORT!
https://github.com/nodejs/LTS
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NO MORE
WAITING!
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TRANSPILER(S) TO THE RESCUE
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MOAR TRANSPILERS!
https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/list-of-languages-that-compile-to-js
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ICYMI ...
https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/wiki/list-of-languages-that-compile-to-js
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SUPERSETS ARE
THE NEW
FRAMEWORKS!
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BACKWARD
COMPATIBLE?
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MODERN
WORKFLOW!
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TOOLS
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SIMPLE WORKFLOW
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PACKAGE.JSON
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PACKAGE.JSON
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PACKAGE.JSON
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.TRAVIS.YML
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EASY!
RIGHT?
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GOTCHAS
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FINAL SPEC
CHANGED
ES7 !== ES2016
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COMPILED API
DIFFERS
FROM SOURCE
(compiled == source && compiled !== source) === true
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PERFORMANCE LOSS
+
NO OPTIMIZATION
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SUGAR
vs
CORE
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ABANDONWARE
Tool Decay + Fragile Ecosystems
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TOOLING HEAVY
Setup, Config, Environments, Virtualization, Resources
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IT GETS BETTER
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IT *IS* BETTER
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IT WILL BE EVEN
BETTER
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CONTRIBUTE AND MAKE
IT BETTER!
github.com/tc39
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github.com/ahmadnassri/npm-package-generator
THANK YOU!
@AhmadNassri
AhmadNassri.com
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