Polyfill & Shim

Polyfill

• Some html5 feature may not suit old browsers, a polyfill allows you to use the new tech in it
• It will check if the current browser support it or not
  • if not， import code to patch
• eg

if(!Number.isNaN){
	Number.isNaN = function(num){ ... } 
}

Shim(垫片)

• shim $\supseteq$ polyfiil
• shim is a library that brings a new API to an older environment
• A polyfill is a shim for a browser API