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JS ES2015. The syntax looks awful at first glance, but after heavily using it, there's much more power to this language now.

• ralusek 10y ago
  The syntax looks awful? It looks extremely clean. It cleaned up the JS syntax enormously...
  • tal_berzniz 10y ago
    Talking mostly about things like: // 1. [a + b] // [a + b] is an array {[a + b]: c} // [a + b] is not an array // 2. { x, y: x, y} // inconsistent object fields and there are more examples. After you get to know the syntax, it can be used for good -- but some decisions are making the language more complex. As written above, I enjoy its new features
    • Etheryte 10y ago
      Bracket notation isn't anything new to ES2015, using it in that context is though.
    • thaumant 10y ago
      var a = [3] // [3] is an array var b = {3: 4}; b[3] // [3] is not an array
• capkutay 10y ago
  This is the correct answer. Jokes aside, ES2015 hits the sweet spot for new powerful languages with big-name backers (facebook is compiled in babel). https://twitter.com/amasad/status/631251607422787584 https://twitter.com/amasad/status/631251607422787584
• WesleyJohnson 10y ago
  I'm in this camp as well. I've always enjoyed JS because I feel like I can get stuff done so much quicker. With ES6/2015, now I feel like it's far more powerful, elegant and fun to use.
• arisAlexis 10y ago
  What about ES7? Async await syntax is a game changer
  • iends 10y ago
    async/await is not in ES7.
    • arisAlexis 10y ago
      Where is it then?
      • iends 10y ago
        TC39 is still working on it, it's in stage 3. https://github.com/tc39/proposals https://github.com/tc39/proposals