Open-source JavaScript project Babel 'running out of money' after employing paid maintainers, sponsors pull out
Creator deletes posts alleging 'mismanagement' to blame Tim Anderson Wed 12 May 2021 // 10:49 UTC Share Copy The open-source Babel JavaScript compiler project is running out of money with big sponsors having pulled out, according to its core team. And its creator yesterday threw a spanner into the works by claiming on Twitter that he believed funds were "misallocated." Babel compiles modern JavaScript (ECMAScript 2015+) into code that runs on older web browsers. It can also compile JSX (syntax used by the React framework) and TypeScript, a typed superset of JavaScript....
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