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Introduction to ES6

Course Summary

The Introduction to ES6 training course is designed to demonstrate how to utilize the features of ES6, the newest version of JavaScript, to write increasingly complex scripts and applications.

The course begins with an exploration of the history of JavaScript and how ES6 came into existence. Next, it explores the primary ES6 features, including block scoping, string literals, destructuring, and arrow functions. Finally, the course concludes with a study of promises and asynchronous programming.

Purpose
 Learn how to use the features of ES6, the newest version of JavaScript, to write increasingly complex scripts and applications.
Audience
 Developers with experience programming in ES5.
Role
Software Developer - Web Developer
Skill Level
Introduction
Style
Hack-a-thon - Learning Spikes - Workshops
Duration
1 Day
Related Technologies
JavaScript | React | Web Development

 

Productivity Objectives
  • Write modern, powerful, and succinct JavaScript with ES6
  • Correctly utilize ES6 features like template literals, destructuring, arrow functions and let and const
  • Transpile ES6 to ES5 using so that all browsers can make sense of it

What You'll Learn:

In the Introduction to ES6 training course, you'll learn:
  • Introducing ES6
    • Why ES6?
    • The history of ES6
    • ES2016 and beyond
    • Useful resources
  • Using ES6
    • ES6 browser compatibility
    • ES6 on the server (node)
    • Try out ES6
    • Utilize an ES6 Compiler
      • Babel
      • Traceur
  • Syntax
    • Block scopes (const/let)
    • Binary and octal literals
  • Strings
    • New string methods
    • Template literals
    • Tagged template literals
  • Functions
    • Default parameters
    • Rest operator
    • Spread operator
    • Arrow functions
    • Lexical 'this'
    • Tail Calls
  • Destructuring
    • Object destructures
    • Array destructures
    • Destructure parameters
  • Modules
    • Single and multiple exports
    • Import modules
    • Use a module loader or bundler objects
    • Enhanced object literals
    • Method definitions
    • Property value shorthand
    • Computed property keys
  • Classes
    • Utilize Class Syntax
    • Base derived classes
    • extends, super and static
  • New APIs
    • Math, Number, String, Array and Object APIs
  • Iterators and Generators
    • For...of Loop
    • Iterators
    • Generators
  • Promises and Asynchronous Programming
    • Asynchronous programming background
    • Create promises
    • Use promises
  • Maps Sets
    • Map, Set, WeakMap, WeakSet
  • Symbols
    • Symbol Basics
    • Create Unique Values
    • Create Metadata in Objects, Maps and Classes
  • Proxies
    • Proxies, proxy handlers and traps
    • Proxy use cases
  • Reflection
    • Reflection API
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