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Babel

The JavaScript compiler - use next generation JS today

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Message: "Initial commit"
Author: Sebastian McKenzie
Date: 2014-09-28
Hash: 7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a7a

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Sebastian McKenzie created Babel (originally 6to5) at age 17. It became essential for modern JavaScript development.

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// 6to5 (now Babel) - Use ES6+ today
// Transform next-generation JavaScript into ES5

var transform = require("./transformation/transform");

module.exports = function (code, opts) {
  opts = opts || {};
  
  // Parse ES6+ code
  var ast = parse(code, opts);
  
  // Transform to ES5
  var result = transform(ast, opts);
  
  // Generate output
  return generate(result);
};

// The magic: write modern JS, run it anywhere

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