True, I understand we can't practically do it at the moment since native module systems aren't implemented yet. I guess I am simply expressing that it would be awesome and that I can't wait for that to happen sooner than later so that new awesome features/tools can be modules instead of globals.
The part that gives me a tiny bit of despair is that if something is released as a global, then it will stay that way essentially forever, for backwards compatibility. That is the part that makes me feel a tiny bit bad inside considering that the amazing language for modules is already defined. */#!/*JoePea On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 9:49 PM, Jordan Harband <[email protected]> wrote: > We don't yet have a mechanism for built-in modules, and that's not going > to be an obstacle for continuing to improve the language. > > As soon as a viable mechanism and precedent exists for that, new things > very well might only be added via that mechanism, rather than solely by > adding new global things. > > On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 6:52 PM, /#!/JoePea <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Seems like when the ES6 Modules became official that it would be a good >> idea to *not* define more globals in the language, and instead spec things >> to be modules, f.e. something like: >> >> ```js >> import {apply} from 'Reflect' >> // insead of >> const {apply} = window.Reflect >> ``` >> >> This would also be a pattern for programs that use the JS engine to >> follow: >> >> ```js >> import {define} from 'CustomElements' // in browsers >> // instead of >> const {define} = window.customElements >> ``` >> >> Maybe a symbol would be needed for any modules that are native? >> >> ```js >> import {define} from '#CustomElements' // # means native module >> ``` >> >> */#!/*JoePea >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> >> >
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