[INTENT TO DEPRECATE] Remove support for IE8 and remove shimming code in Less
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feature request
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Description
Any comments / opposition to dropping IE8 support?
Also, any reason to keep support for Node 0.12? Seems like Node 4+ is a suitable target now?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the IE8 shimming code and the project’s Node version support configuration. Review the existing compatibility tests and build setup, then determine the scope of removing IE8 and Node 0.12 support; done should include updated code, tests, and documentation or configuration where applicable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100