ECMAScript 2024: What's New?
Ecma International approved ECMAScript 2024 with new features like Promise.withResolvers(), /v flag for Unicode properties, ArrayBuffers enhancements, and Atomics.waitAsync(). Notable additions include resizing ArrayBuffers and string well-formedness methods. A book "Exploring JavaScript (ES2024 Edition)" is available.
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Ecma International has officially approved the ECMAScript 2024 language specification during its 127th General Assembly. The new features in ECMAScript 2024 include grouping synchronous iterables, Promise.withResolvers(), a new regular expression flag /v for Unicode properties, enhancements for ArrayBuffers and SharedArrayBuffers, methods for ensuring well-formed strings, and Atomics.waitAsync() for asynchronous waiting on shared memory changes. The release is edited by Shu-yu Guo, Michael Ficarra, and Kevin Gibbons. Notable additions are the ability to resize ArrayBuffers in place and the introduction of methods to check and correct well-formedness of strings. Atomics.waitAsync() facilitates asynchronous waiting for shared memory updates. Additionally, a free online book titled "Exploring JavaScript (ES2024 Edition)" covers the history and evolution of JavaScript along with the new features introduced in each ECMAScript version.
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