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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!
Syllabus
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
Instructors
- Richard Kalehoff, Instructor
- James Parkes, Instructor
Platform
Udacity is a for-profit educational organization founded by Sebastian Thrun, David Stavens, and Mike Sokolsky offering massive open online courses (MOOCs). According to Thrun, the origin of the name Udacity comes from the company's desire to be "audacious for you, the student". While it originally focused on offering university-style courses, it now focuses more on vocational courses for professionals.
