December 4-6, 2017
Vancouver, Canada

ES6 and You: The future is now!

JavaScript is growing up and browser vendors are on board! But many developers are stuck in the year 2000. This session will show attendees some of the more compelling and practical changes in ES6/2015. We'll talk about new variable declaration types and scopes, default function args, object deconstruction, template strings, "classes", and more. This will be a quick tour, but with practical examples that every developer should have.

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Jordan Kasper

Jordan started programming in 1993 and has developed systems on platforms ranging from IBM mainframes to TI calculators and everything in between. Jordan's experience includes software development, instruction, mentorship, and technical leadership at startups, Fortune 100 companies, universities, and state and federal governments. He is an open source maintainer and regular conference speaker. Outside of work Jordan is a community organizer, board game enthusiast, and aspiring author.

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