This repository serves as the official tracking and governance framework for the evolution of the ECMAScript language. It provides the structured methodology used by the software standards committee to manage the lifecycle of new language features, guiding them from initial ideation through formal ratification in the official technical specification.
The process relies on a stage-gate maturity model that requires increasing levels of technical evidence, experimental prototyping, and community consensus before a feature can advance. This approach ensures that every addition to the language undergoes rigorous public review and is supported by comprehensive conformance test suites to maintain consistency across execution environments.
The project maintains the living documentation that defines the precise behavior of the language. It coordinates the annual release cycle by managing the formal review periods and tracking the progression of proposals through the standardization pipeline.
