There Be Dragons in the New JavaScript

Explore the potential pitfalls and confusing aspects of ECMAScript 2015 features in this 53-minute conference talk. Delve into the intricacies of string templates, arrow functions, promises, and modules, examining their impact on code maintainability and application performance. Learn how to effectively use these features while avoiding common mistakes that can hinder development. Gain insights into topics such as object literals, destructuring, hoisting, temporal deadzone, and module systems like SystemJS and Webpack. Discover best practices for writing clean, efficient JavaScript code and understand the implications of living on the cutting edge of language features.

Introduction
Overview
Arrow Syntax
Object literals
This pointer
Too many arrow functions
Arrow functions
Templates
Destructuring
BangBang
Const
Array
Set
TypeScript
Hoisting
Temporal Deadzone
Module Review
Export
Imports
Immutable
Undefined
Import Statements
Echo Script
Import Function
SystemJS
SystemJS Problems
Webpack
Webpack Not Standard
Library Framework Author
Living on the ski
Questions