Yup ! That's me right there, last commit on @babeljs repo 😀 #OSS #javascript

As we prep for v23’s release later today, we’re happy to announce that you can now support OBS development via @Patreon and @opencollect. OBS is largely the work of volunteers, and we want to make sure the project is sustainable. Read the blog post: obsproject.com/blog/new-ways…

This is pretty big. Palantir deprecating TSLint to join the effort to make ESLint the best linter for TypeScript!

Thanks to @BasisTechLtd for sponsoring Babel as a Silver Sponsor!

Shoutout to @circleci for supporting @babeljs 🙏 opencollective.com/babel

Also, awesome stuff from @TschinderDaniel on making our parser errors actually usable! github.com/babel/babel/pull/…

Unsure what @babeljs does? It's exactly like a translating babelfish from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But with ES5. And not in space 👾 Yet another 'What the Fork?' for my new @eggheadio series illustrating all sorts of fantastic dev topics #babeljs #babel #whatthefork

Who sustains our open source infrastructure? We're really glad to see this! Now @babeljs, @webpack, and @geteslint are all being funded through your support!

Funding ESLint's future: eslint.org/blog/2019/02/fund… Thanks to @fbOpenSource, @airbnbeng, and @FrontendMasters for kickstarting our fundraising efforts!

Thinking about a name for the Babel podcast! I kinda want "babbling" somewhere (though looks like there many podcasts with it). @sebmck did point out that it would make you have to use the correct pronunciation 😇 Babbling about JavaScript, Babel Babble.. suggestions? 🗣

I was playing around with some text animations and thought I could use them to show a file's history on @github:

Today @JSConfHi, I had to explain @babeljs to a nontechnical person. I went with: 1) Languages grow 2) Clients/Libraries dont upgrade at the same pace 3) This blocks adoption for langs like Python 4) Babel unblocks EVERYONE by translating new to old 5) Custom language works too!

Progress for pipeline operator in @babeljs is looking good. The smart flavor is merged and on track for the next release. And the F# flavor is already on the way.

TC39's official IRC channel is super active during meetings with over 30 delegates in the channel! Feel free to join us in #tc39 on freenode.irc.org if you'd like to talk JS, upcoming proposals, or just want to hang out! New to IRC? freenode.net/kb/answer/chat.

Also planning to startup a Babel podcast soon (separate from my maintainer podcast). Hoping to chat with our core team, TC39, and other community members about history, process, language proposals, open source. Anything else?