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> This just adds first class support to the language

If it was a different language you could say it "just" adds something, but javascript is not compiled and any syntax change means you start over as far as compatibility goes. It is unique in its scope and usage and this feature doesn't enable anything new for users and is only marginally useful for programmers.

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Browsers add support for new JS features every year. You can use them or not, I don’t care what you do. Every web stack I’ve worked on in the last 7 years has a compile step, too, so you’re either ignorant or being intentionally obtuse. Either way it’s not like anyone should listen to you.

So what’s your point, other than communicating how upset you are over a programming language? That we should be writing websites like it’s 1999?

I'm not sure why you're having a meltdown over this. You still haven't answered why someone needs compatibility breaking syntax sugar if you're already compiling to javascript.

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