Babel

Question 1

What is Babel?

Answer 1

• a toolchain mainly used to convert ES6 code into a backwards compatible version of JavaScript in current and older browsers or environments

Question 2

What is a Plug-in?

Answer 2

• a software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program

Question 3

What is a Webpack loader?

Answer 3

• lets you teach Webpack how to deal with specific modules

- transformations that are applied to a module’s source code - transforming from different languages to JavaScript

Question 4

How can you make Babel and Webpack work together?

Answer 4

• install Babel-loader