Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Video: What’s next for JavaScript?

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Sep 4, 20141 min

The upcoming ECMAscript 6 will provide the basis for modernizing the wildly popular JavaScript language

ECMAscript 6, in development as the basis for future versions of JavaScript, will improve the language for complex applications and libraries and make it a better target for code generators, a programming expert reveals in the below video.

In his presentation at the Frontend Conference in Zurich last week, author Axel Rauschmayer talks about the ECMAScript standard. JavaScript, Rauschmayer notes, is used in browsers, servers, and devices. “It’s really astonishing where it appears,” he says. “Basically, it’s used for much more than it was conceived for.” As such, ECMAscript will provide the foundation for improving the language’s performance in its modern uses.

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Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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