Previously I showed how to write application code using ES6, but wouldn't it be nice to use ES6 when writing unit tests as well? In the following post I will demonstrate how to write Jasmine tests using ES6 syntax.

A few months ago I wrote an article describing the various differences that exist between Node.js CommonJS modules and the new ES6 Module… (more…)

Last night I expressed some frustration about the state and future of concurrency in JavaScript. I ended up having a little bit of back and forth with David Herman and he pointed out that ES6 Generators can express Go and core.async's flavor of CSP. Now I... (more…)

ECMAScript 6, also known as ECMAScript 2015, is the latest version of the ECMAScript standard. ES6 is a significant update to the language, and the first update to the language since ES5 was standardized in 2009. Implementation of these features in major... (more…)

Recently, I found myself implementing a library in a few different languages. I started in PHP, which is pretty much Java’s weird multi-paradigm little-brother. Thus, it has compile-time interfaces that will ensure that classes adhere to and implement spe... (more…)