[GitHub] detroitenglish opened a new pull request #313: Include info on JS transpilation with link to Babel's repl-editor

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detroitenglish opened a new pull request #313: Include info on JS transpilation with link to Babel's repl-editor
URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-documentation/pull/313
 
 
   ## Overview
   
   This PR provides hope to developers learning of CouchDB's antique JavaScript engine, and the ancient JS dialect required therefore. 
   
   Transpiling modern JavaScript for e.g. backwards browser compatibility is so common these days that it's arguably a fundamental skill for any front-end developer. The tooling and config that's needed, however, is NOT beginner-friendly, and so a link is provided to [Babel's in-browser real-time-transpilation text editing tool](http://babeljs.io/repl), as well as 2-step instructions on how to target the JavaScript version required by CouchDB's engine. 
   
   In short, it informs users that modern JavaScript **can** be used, albeit with a little step in between.
   
   ## Testing recommendations
   
   N/A
   
   ## GitHub issue number
   
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   ## Related Pull Requests
   
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   ## Checklist
   
   - [ ] Documentation is written and is accurate;
   - [ ] `make check` passes with no errors
   - [ ] Update [rebar.config.script](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/master/rebar.config.script) with the commit hash once this PR is rebased and merged
   

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