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0 pointschris_wot10y ago0 comments

Especially when you need to do something like:

  var that = this;

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bryanlarsen10y ago

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

neurosnap10y ago

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

chris_wotOP10y ago

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

chris_wotOP10y ago

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

sergiotapia10y ago

Looking at you Ember. Ugh!

    var controller = this;

Every time!

chris_wotOP10y 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_wotOP10y ago

Uh, what's the reason for the downvote?

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0 pointschris_wot10y ago0 comments

Especially when you need to do something like:

  var that = this;

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bryanlarsen10y ago

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

neurosnap10y ago

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

chris_wotOP10y ago

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

chris_wotOP10y ago

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

sergiotapia10y ago

Looking at you Ember. Ugh!

    var controller = this;

Every time!

chris_wotOP10y ago

Uh, what's the reason for the downvote?

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