Babel 7.2.0, binary AST, ES1 interpreter in C++17, distinguishing classes and functions, obfuscated JS contest, TypeScript 3.2, Promise#finally() in TypeScript

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The latest in JavaScript and cross-platform tools

Babel 7.2.0: private instance methods and more
babeljs.io
@babeljs

TC39 Binary AST Proposal to Improve JavaScript Performance
www.sitepen.com
@dylans

mjs: ECMAScript 1 interpreter written in C++17
github.com
github/mras0

How Does React Tell a Class from a Function?
overreacted.io
@dan_abramov

The International Obfuscated JavaScript Code Contest [2018-12-01 to 2019-03-01]
iojcc.org
@ArvidGerstmann

TypeScript

Announcing TypeScript 3.2
blogs.msdn.microsoft.com
@drosenwasser, @typescriptlang

Using Promise.prototype.finally() in TypeScript
blog.mariusschulz.com
@mariusschulz

TypeScript Weekly
Lots of great TypeScript tutorials and resources here, curated by Marius Schulz, a front-end developer at Facebook.
www.typescript-weekly.com Partnership

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