ECMAScript & TC39

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History time!

What is already finished?

ES2015 / ES6

```
Array.prototype.includes
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Exponential operator (**)
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ES2016 / ES7

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Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptors
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```
Object.{entries,values}
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Shared memory and atomics
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```
String.prototype.pad{End/Start}
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Trailing commas (args and calls)
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async / await
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ES2017 / ES8

Asynchronous iteration
Promise.prototype.finally
RegExp: lookbehinds
RegExp: named capture groups
RegExp: s flag
RegExp: unicode property escapes
Rest and spread (...)
Tagged template literals change

ES2018 / ES9

```
Array.prototype.flat{,Map}
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Function.prototype.toString revison
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JSON superset
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JSON.stringify revision
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```
Object.fromEntries
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Optional catch binding
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```
String.prototype.trim{End,Start}
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```
Symbol.prototype.description
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The Process

Nearest future!

Not sure though.

Stage 3

```
BigInt
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Hashbang Grammar
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Legacy RegExp features
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Private accessors
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Private methods and fields
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Static fields
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String.prototype.matchAll
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globalThis
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```
import()
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```
import.meta
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Stage 2

```
ArrayBuffer.prototype.transfer
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Atomics.waitAsync
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Collection normalization
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Decorators
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Function.prototype.toString() censorship

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New Set methods
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Numeric separators
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Promise.allSettled
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Realms
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RegExp Match array offsets
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Sequence properties in Unicode property escapes

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Temporal
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Top-level await
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WeakRefs
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function.sent metaproperty
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throw expressions
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Stage 1

48 proposals

Stage 0

21 proposals