Xah Talk Show 2019-08-23 JavaScript alternatives, intro to ES2015, JavaScript warts

topic talked:

• “Everything is an Expression” is a fundamental principle of functional programing languages
• if statement vs if expression (ternary expression)
• Proliferation of Programing Languages
• CoffeeScript
• JavaScript alternatives: TypeScript, dart, elixir, elm, purescript, reasonML
• What do Microsoft, Apple, Mozilla, say about Dart?
• JS: 2015 Features
• JavaScript keyword var has lots problems
• JS: var Declaration Order
• JS: var Name Scope
• JavaScript keyword “function” has lots problems
• JS: Function's “arguments” Object
• JS: Function Declaration vs Function Expression
• JS: “this” Binding
• JS: Operator “new”
• JavaScript major frameworks: reactjs vuejs emberjs d3js
• JavaScript the Better Parts (Douglas Crockford)
• Famous Programers on How Common Lisp Sucks