-1. will pattern matching code written by the vast number of beginner javascript programmers be readable/maintainable? i personally think not. yet another duplicative feature (that can probably be done more maintainably by switch statements or the all-powerful String.prototype.replace) to further muddle the confusing state of "best coding-practices" for javascript.
-kai On Jun 30, 2017 10:46 PM, "Sebastian Malton" <sebast...@malton.name> wrote: > > Are you thinking kind of like Rust's match statement? I think that something like that would be quite a good addition. > > Sebastian > > From: henrik.sommerl...@gmail.com > Sent: June 30, 2017 9:55 AM > To: es-discuss@mozilla.org > Subject: Pattern matching? > > Why is there no support for pattern matching in JavaScript? > I would guess that it has been proposed before, and if so why hasn't it been included? > > I have been thinking about it and I think it would integrate nicely into JavaScript. > If it hasn't been proposed already I would propose it, and I would gladly look into it more and try to examine what kind of semantics would be suitable. > > Peace! > -- > Henrik "TheGrandmother" Sommerland > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > es-discuss@mozilla.org > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >
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