Kent C. Dodds • 7/1/2018

What is a polyfill

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This article explains the difference between JavaScript polyfills and code transforms/transpiling. It uses a real-world bug in Internet Explorer involving `Array.prototype.includes` to demonstrate how polyfills add missing functionality to browsers, while transpilers like Babel only handle syntax changes.

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