ES13 and Beyond: The Future of JavaScript
summary
Timeline from ES6 to ES14 with concrete examples and usage numbers showing what changed and what matters now. Covers TC39 proposal flow, concrete code before and after for top-level await so modules pause on import, concrete syntax for private class fields with # preventing outside access, and new APIs like Promise.any, numeric separators, Array.prototype.at and findLast/findLastIndex. Cites State of JS numbers: top-level await adoption jumps ~26.5% and ~70% awareness, TypeScript adoption dominates, and Svelte shows rapid growth.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and origins
- 2:36The birth of JavaScript
- 3:25Evolution of JS features
- 7:10Recent language updates
- 10:29Newest ES14 features
- 12:32State of JavaScript report
- 17:09Industry trends and patterns
- 19:45Pain points and future work
