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Hello ${world}

Migrate a JavaScript String from concatenation to ES6 interpolation.

Start file
let world = 'world';
console.log('hello ' + world);
console.log('bye ' + world + '!');
End file
let world = 'world';
console.log(`hello ${world}`);
console.log(`bye ${world}!`);

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2,3c2,3
< console.log('hello ' + world);
< console.log('bye ' + world + '!');
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> console.log(`hello ${world}`);
> console.log(`bye ${world}!`);

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#96 Robbin Schepers / @Roboroads - Score: 137 - 07/21/17 @ 11:51 
kjf+_f+a<BS><BS><BS>${<Del><Esc>LJkA<Esc>jkjkhi}'<BS>`<Esc>hhjkhhhhhhhhhhhh<BS>li<BS>`<Esc>kjjli<BS>`<Esc>llllllllllllllllllvF'nhhhhhhhhhhhh$hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhc${world{<BS>}<Del>`<BS>!`<Esc>:w<CR>:wq<CR>

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Created by: @juancolacelli

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