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0 pointschris_wot11y ago0 comments

Especially when you need to do something like:

  var that = this;

0 pointschris_wot11y ago0 comments

Especially when you need to do something like:

  var that = this;

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bryanlarsen11y ago· 3 in thread

That's not generally necessary in ES6 when you use "=>" to define functions. Javascript is getting better...

neurosnap11y ago

What happens when you nest anonymous functions? Would you have to use the arrow operator at every level?

chris_wotOP11y ago

It's really a minor criticism and I know ES6 resolves the issue :-)

chris_wotOP11y ago

Through bind of course, for the silly person who downvote me. Helps to have strict mode on. Happy to have educated you!

sergiotapia11y ago· 2 in thread

Looking at you Ember. Ugh!

    var controller = this;

Every time!

chris_wotOP11y ago

They have to. There's a bug in the JavaScript spec that makes you do this :-) they are perfectly correct in doing what they are doing, if they didn't then funny thing would start to happen. Sad, but true.

chris_wotOP11y ago

Uh, what's the reason for the downvote?

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7 comments · 2 top-level

bryanlarsen11y ago· 3 in thread

That's not generally necessary in ES6 when you use "=>" to define functions. Javascript is getting better...

neurosnap11y ago

What happens when you nest anonymous functions? Would you have to use the arrow operator at every level?

chris_wotOP11y ago

It's really a minor criticism and I know ES6 resolves the issue :-)

chris_wotOP11y ago

Through bind of course, for the silly person who downvote me. Helps to have strict mode on. Happy to have educated you!

sergiotapia11y ago· 2 in thread

Looking at you Ember. Ugh!

    var controller = this;

Every time!

chris_wotOP11y ago

Uh, what's the reason for the downvote?

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