Polyfills, Transpiling and Monkey Patching
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about what polyfills, transpiling, and monkey patching mean, how and when to do it, and libraries that can help you out. Show Notes 00:10 Welcome 01:07 Toast follow up 02:45 What are transpiling, ponyfill, polyfill, and monkey patching TC39 Proposals Pretty excited about the new JavaScript non-mutating array methods. Currently in stage 3 11:18 Transpiling unsupported CSS 15:11 Polyfills Popover polyfill 19:22 Polyfilling CSS 21:06 HTML polyfills 27:47 How to transpile and polyfill Babel TypeScript: JavaScript With Syntax For Types CoffeeScript Civet cronn/jsxtransformer: Pipeline for transforming JSX files using Babel.js and Uglify.js Svelte • Cybernetically enhanced web apps Polyfill.io core-js - npm 35:46 Shiv and shims Shim vs Shiv 38:16 Monkey patching 49:08 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Cable sleeve Wes: Air Purifier AliExpress Shameless Plugs Scott: Sentry Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets Wes Bos on Bluesky Scott on Bluesky Syntax on Bluesky
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