How do you pronounce Babel?
BAY-bul/ˈbeɪbəl/
Commonly said as: "BAB-ul"
bay bul
Babel
What it is
Babel is the JavaScript compiler that rewrites syntax.
Why it gets said wrong
Named after the Tower of Babel and read BAY-bul with front stress. The variant BAB-ul is heard in American English, but the project and its author use BAY-bul.
Hear it in a sentence
Babel handles the older browsers.
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