FWIW, my initial interpretation of programWithFlags was in the sense of "red flags" as in, "don't use this function". Before reading the documentation of course.
On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 2:22 PM, Nick H <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it's pretty common to use "flag" to refer to any option passed to > a program when it starts. For instance, in > > elm-make src/Main.elm --output=main.js > > the "--output=main" is often referred to as a flag, even though it is not > a boolean value. > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:55 AM, Bobby Priambodo < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi! I'm building my first Elm app using the embed-to-HTML approach. I'm >> already using a backend (Node.js with Hapi), and since I think >> server-side-rendering is not supported anytime soon, I'm just passing the >> data from the server to Elm through JS interop. >> >> I've initially used subscription ports to do it, but several days ago >> Evan updated the interop part in guide.elm-lang.org/interop/jav >> ascript.html to show how to do it with `programWithFlags`. I remember >> skimming through the docs and saw that function, but I didn't even think >> that it will achieve what it does. It's kind of unintuitive that >> `programWithFlags` means "an app which allows initializing model through >> JS", since in many programming stuff "flags" just mean boolean values or >> switches. >> >> Was there any reason why it's named that way? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Elm Discuss" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Elm Discuss" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Elm Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
