I can confirm that function bind syntax is all rainbows and unicorns. : p
On 9:49PM, Sat, Dec 12, 2015 Alican Çubukçuoğlu <[email protected]> wrote: > This is a terrible example. It looks a lot better with what's already > available: > ```javascript > async function runTask () { > const file = await fs.readFile('./index.txt'); > > const all = await* file > .split('\n') > .map(fs.readFile); > > console.log(all.join('\n')); > } > ``` > > Also how do you explain this feature to a newbie? This operator is > supposed to call the function at the RHS with the value at the LHS and now > it also has a special case when there is `await` at the RHS. How more > complicated will this proposal get for the sake of making it look useful? > > This proposal's aim should basically be turning this: > ```javascript > myFunc(myVar); > ``` > into this: > ```javascript > myVar |> myFunc; > ``` > > If it is not useful by just doing that then it should simply be rejected. > > --- > > About the usefulness of this proposal, this one conflicts with the > function bind syntax and assuming FBS is all rainbows and unicorns and > everyone should use it, then this proposal makes no sense since the > original example should be written like this (and it's already good enough): > ```javascript > function doubleSay () { > return this + ', ' + this; > } > function capitalize () { > return this[0].toUpperCase() + this.substring(1); > } > function exclaim () { > return this + '!'; > } > > const result = 'hello' > ::doubleSay() > ::capitalize() > ::exclaim(); // "Hello, hello!" > ``` > > It's also weird that how the RHS of PO become weird when the function > takes extra parameters. You can see how the code becomes polluted: > ```javascript > // Have fbFunc) with 0 parameters > citizen::fbsFunc(); > > // Add a parameter to fbsFunc() > citizen::fbsFunc(param); > > // Have opFunc() with 0 parameters > citizen |> opFunc; > > // Add a parameter to opFunc() > citizen |> _ => opFunc(_, param); > ``` > > So we would be lying if we said the PO syntax is `param |> func`. > > The reality is: > ```javascript > // FBS syntax: > param1::fbsFunc(param2); > > // PO syntax: > param1 |> _ => opFunc(_, param2); > ``` > > This is no good. > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >
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