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es-shims/Error.isError

An ESnext spec-compliant `Error.isError` shim/polyfill/replacement that works as far down as ES3.

Is es-shims/Error.isError beginner-friendly?

We have not seen enough recent pull requests from outside contributors to es-shims/Error.isError to say how often they are merged. No beginner-friendly issue is open right now; the list below has the other issues we hold for it.

Stars
3
Forks
3
Open beginner issues
0
Indexed issues
2
Dominant language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Last GitHub push
Oct 24, 2025
Latest indexed
Sep 15, 2026
Contributing guide
No contributing guide
Code of conduct
Code of conduct
Beginner labels
No beginner labels indexed
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

How to contribute to es-shims/Error.isError

  1. There is no contributing guide, so start from the README and a few recently merged pull requests to see how changes are proposed.
  2. Read its code of conduct: it covers issues and pull requests as well as chat.
  3. Your contributions will be published under the project's MIT license.
  4. Follow the repository to hear when a new beginner-friendly issue opens, or look through the other issues below.

Issues somebody may already be working on are listed last. List everything by date

  • `isError` returns `false` for `DOMException` instances
    Open

    Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

    es-shims/Error.isError#2 · 5 comments ·

  • Dependency Dashboard
    Open

    Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

    es-shims/Error.isError#1 ·

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