update default parameters transformer to use var a = arguments[0] === undefined ? 1 : arguments[0]; instead of if (a === undefined) a = 1;

lib/6to5/transformation/templates/default-parameter.js

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+var VARIABLE_NAME = ARGUMENTS[ARGUMENT_KEY] === undefined ? DEFAULT_VALUE : ARGUMENTS[ARGUMENT_KEY];

lib/6to5/transformation/templates/if-undefined-set-to.js

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-if (VARIABLE === undefined) VARIABLE = DEFAULT;

lib/6to5/transformation/transformers/es6-default-parameters.js

@@ -49,16 +49,29 @@ exports.Function = function (node, parent, file, scope) {
 
   var body = [];
 
+  var argsIdentifier = t.identifier("arguments");
+  argsIdentifier._ignoreAliasFunctions = true;
+
+  var lastNonDefaultParam = 0;
+
   for (i in node.defaults) {
     def = node.defaults[i];
-    if (!def) continue;
+    if (!def) {
+      lastNonDefaultParam = +i + 1;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-    body.push(util.template("if-undefined-set-to", {
-      VARIABLE: node.params[i],
-      DEFAULT:  def
+    body.push(util.template("default-parameter", {
+      VARIABLE_NAME: node.params[i],
+      DEFAULT_VALUE: def,
+      ARGUMENT_KEY:  t.literal(+i),
+      ARGUMENTS:     argsIdentifier
     }, true));
   }
 
+  // we need to cut off all trailing default parameters
+  node.params = node.params.slice(0, lastNonDefaultParam);
+
   if (iife) {
     var container = t.functionExpression(null, [], node.body, node.generator);
     container._aliasFunction = true;