Babel

JavaScript compiler that compiles ES2015+ code into backwards compatible JavaScript for older versions of browsers
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Babel

Summary

Babel is a compiler[1]. Babel draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (compiler category, ranking #20 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • Babel's instance of is recorded as compiler[3].
  • Babel's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Babel's developer is recorded as Sebastian McKenzie[5].
  • Babel's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[6].
  • Babel's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[7].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5.5[8].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.4[9].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.5[10].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.6[11].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.0[12].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.1[13].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.2[14].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.0[15].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.1[16].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.2[17].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.3[18].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.4[19].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.5[20].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.0[21].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.1[22].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.2[23].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.4[24].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.5[25].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.6[26].
  • Babel's software version identifier is recorded as 6.7.7[27].

Why It Matters

Babel draws 106 Wikipedia views per month (compiler category, ranking #20 of 35).[2] Babel has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +350
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.6, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d6b684a5301|details]])"
  2. 26d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 7.5.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.5 +350
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.29.4, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/211625cfcb33|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright license MIT License
    License
    Instance of
    Developer
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/4c0134b4e3bf|details]])"
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