Philip Walton

The State of ES5 on the Web

https://philipwalton.com/articles/the-state-of-es5-on-the-web/

So what is the current state of ES5 on the web today? And what are the best practices for web developers when building code for production?

TL;DR: it's a mess. 🤷‍♂️

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