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I kind of wish this was posted tomorrow in the morning so a lot more people would see it. It's crucially important for JavaScript.

roryokane 12y ago
According to http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/ http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/, absolutely no browsers support JavaScript Modules yet; only the Traceur compiler[1] and EchoJS compiler[2] do. I would not call this feature “crucially important” yet. [1] https://github.com/google/traceur-compiler https://github.com/google/traceur-compiler [2] https://github.com/toshok/echo-js https://github.com/toshok/echo-js
- ollysb 12y ago
  The ember community has really embraced ES6 modules and now with the introduction of broccoli[1] and the broccoli-es6-transpiler[2] it's really easy to start using modules and the other ES6 features right now. If you're already using SASS or Less then an ES6 transpiler seems like a natural next step. [1] https://github.com/broccolijs/broccoli https://github.com/broccolijs/broccoli [2] https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-es6-transpiler https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-es6-transpiler
  - couchand 12y ago
    ...and if you're already using browserify this seems like a natural step backwards.
- jlongster 12y ago
  Besides the points made by the sibling comment, this feature is crucially important to JavaScript. It hasn't been implemented yet because the spec itself is just now being finalized. This page was made in an effort to spread the word about the upcoming modules, which people really need to see now and understand because it's going to be a big change. I don't see how it still can't be crucially important.
- kybernetikos 12y ago
  Including three script tags into your page - traceur, es6-module-loader and systemjs lets you use all this today.
steveklabnik 12y ago
Sounds very-US centric ;) A lot of Europeans will hopefully learn about it too!
- jlongster 12y ago
  Good point, hadn't thought about that. Glad it's getting views! :)
wereHamster 12y ago
It is morning, 6:22am to be exact. Not all developers live in the US.
- baddox 12y ago
  And I suspect far fewer live in your time zone.
  - wereHamster 12y ago
    More than in the US. More people live in the timezones around zero than in the US timezones. Source: http://artscience.cyberclip.com/world-population-by-time-zone http://artscience.cyberclip.com/world-population-by-time-zon....

roryokane 12y ago

According to http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/ http://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/, absolutely no browsers support JavaScript Modules yet; only the Traceur compiler[1] and EchoJS compiler[2] do. I would not call this feature “crucially important” yet. [1] https://github.com/google/traceur-compiler https://github.com/google/traceur-compiler [2] https://github.com/toshok/echo-js https://github.com/toshok/echo-js

ollysb 12y ago
The ember community has really embraced ES6 modules and now with the introduction of broccoli[1] and the broccoli-es6-transpiler[2] it's really easy to start using modules and the other ES6 features right now. If you're already using SASS or Less then an ES6 transpiler seems like a natural next step. [1] https://github.com/broccolijs/broccoli https://github.com/broccolijs/broccoli [2] https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-es6-transpiler https://github.com/sindresorhus/broccoli-es6-transpiler
- couchand 12y ago
  ...and if you're already using browserify this seems like a natural step backwards.
jlongster 12y ago
Besides the points made by the sibling comment, this feature is crucially important to JavaScript. It hasn't been implemented yet because the spec itself is just now being finalized. This page was made in an effort to spread the word about the upcoming modules, which people really need to see now and understand because it's going to be a big change. I don't see how it still can't be crucially important.
kybernetikos 12y ago
Including three script tags into your page - traceur, es6-module-loader and systemjs lets you use all this today.

steveklabnik 12y ago

Sounds very-US centric ;) A lot of Europeans will hopefully learn about it too!

jlongster 12y ago
Good point, hadn't thought about that. Glad it's getting views! :)

wereHamster 12y ago

It is morning, 6:22am to be exact. Not all developers live in the US.

baddox 12y ago
And I suspect far fewer live in your time zone.
- wereHamster 12y ago
  More than in the US. More people live in the timezones around zero than in the US timezones. Source: http://artscience.cyberclip.com/world-population-by-time-zone http://artscience.cyberclip.com/world-population-by-time-zon....