I do the same as Kevin. --- R. Mark Volkmann Object Computing, Inc.
> On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:51 PM, Kevin Smith <zenpars...@gmail.com> wrote: > > FWIW, here's the rule of thumb that I tend to use: > > - When referring to the language in general, it's Javascript or JS. > - When referring to a specific version of the language, it's ESx (e.g. ES5, > ES6, ES7). > - When referring to the specification itself (e.g. in proposals), it's > ECMAScript. > > >> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:07 PM, Axel Rauschmayer <a...@rauschma.de> wrote: >> I’m in the process of coming up with a good title for a book on ECMAScript >> 6. That begs the question: What is the best way to refer to ECMAScript 6? >> >> 1. The obvious choices: ECMAScript 6 or ES6. >> 2. Suggested by Allen [1]: JavaScript 2015. >> >> The advantage of #2 is that many people don’t know what ECMAScript 6 is. >> However, I’m worried that a book that has “2015” in its title will appear >> old in 2016. And the year scheme completely breaks with current tradition. I >> see two possibilities: >> >> * If there is a concerted effort to establish “JavaScript 2015” then I would >> support that and name my book accordingly. >> * Otherwise, JavaScript 6 is interesting: People who are aware of ECMAScript >> 6 will recognize it, but it will also mean something to people who don’t >> know what ECMAScript is. Is 2015, 2016, … really that much better than 6, 7, >> 8, … ? Would skipped years pose a problem for the former naming scheme? >> >> Axel >> >> [1] https://twitter.com/awbjs/status/558316031039381504 >> >> -- >> Dr. Axel Rauschmayer >> a...@rauschma.de >> rauschma.de >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> es-discuss@mozilla.org >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > es-discuss@mozilla.org > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss
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