[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63077: JSHint config still requires esversion 6 which blocks use of async functions

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#63077: JSHint config still requires esversion 6 which blocks use of async
functions
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 Reporter:  westonruter       |       Owner:  westonruter
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  6.9
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:  has-patch         |     Focuses:  javascript
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Changes (by westonruter):

 * status:  accepted => closed
 * resolution:   => fixed


Comment:

 In [changeset:"59963" 59963]:
 {{{
 #!CommitTicketReference repository="" revision="59963"
 Bump `esversion` from 6 to 10 in JSHint config.

 The current `esversion` 6 corresponds to an ECMAScript version from a
 decade ago (2015). Updating from 6 to 10 allows the following features to
 be used in Core JS: the exponentiation operator, async functions, shared
 memory, atomics, asynchronous iteration, rest/spread properties, various
 RegExp extensions, and optional catch bindings. These features have been
 supported by all browsers (except for IE11) well beyond WordPress's
 browser support policy. This also brings Core's allowed ES version closer
 in line with Gutenberg which is currently using features like async
 functions.

 Props westonruter, swissspidy, mukesh27.
 Fixes #63077.
 }}}

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