Babel, a build tool that has enabled web developers to build tomorrows JavaScript today, has finally hit it’s version 7 release. It’s been a long 3 years and Henry Zhu (@left_pad) along with the Babel core team have a lot to share with us. In this episode, Henry discusses the process of building Babel 7 as well as the new features we have long awaited from TypeScript integration to Macros and much more. Visit the website for This Week in Web, resources & more: https://thewebplatformpodcast.com/172-behind-the-scenes-of-babel-7 Follow The Web Platform podcast on Twitter for regular updates @TheWebPlatform.