Formal name(s) are ECMAScript 2015 and 2016

named after the years in which 6th Ed (2015) and 7th Ed (2016) were approved

often still colloquially referred to as ECMAScript 6, however

But first.... let's take a quick look at ES5

as a refresher

also as a hint; ES6 seeks to fix some of the problems of ES5 and earlier

... and to "pave the cow paths" of common idioms in ES5

Then we'll dive into ES6 syntax, semantics, and more

Check out the compatibility page:

http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/

Check out the ECMAScript site for specifics and docs

https://github.com/tc39/ecma262

Use NodeJS latest

Play with ES6 through the Traceur project

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Principal -- Neward & Associates

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