The latest from TC39’s recent meeting

#​724 — February 21, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly TC39 Advances 3 Proposals to Stage 4 — I love seeing Rob Palmer’s tweets about TC39’s progression of JavaScript proposals and this is a good roundup from this week’s meeting in Seattle. Areas covered include near-term features like Float16Array and import defer to more …

Oracle dabbles in some JavaScript comedy

#​722 — February 7, 2025 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Oracle Claims ‘JavaScript’ Isn’t a Generic Term, and More — In this ‘motion to dismiss’ Oracle has responded to Deno’s attempt to prove Oracle shouldn’t hold the JavaScript™ trademark with the argument that “relevant consumers do not perceive JAVASCRIPT as a generic term” (does Oracle …