Why is ES6 called ES harmony?

EcmaScript is a language developed by committee (TC39). There are MANY interested parties represented in these committees. In the past there have been many conflicts. read more

After the aforementioned public sparring, the ECMAScript 3.1 and ECMAScript 4 teams agreed on a compromise: the two editions would be worked on, in parallel, with coordination between the teams to ensure that ECMAScript 3.1 remains a strict subset of ECMAScript 4 in both semantics and syntax. read more

ES6 is short for ECMAScript6, which is the blueprint for the upcoming version of JavaScript. As a language, JavaScript is a double edged sword. read more