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Yes, replace "function" usage with safe alternatives. And don't forget 'use strict' - it affected "function" too.

"function" is too entrenched. It's usage as a constructor appeared even before .prototype:

    function Cat() {
      this.say = function() { return 'nyan' }
    }
All the confusion about javascript object system is because of classes which have no name, we call them by their constructors. Give them real names:

    Cat = class {}.prototype // or function {}.prototype
    Cat.say = () => 'nyan'
    cat = new Cat.constructor
    cat.say()
    cat.__proto__ === Cat
A little bit inconvenient... oh! it's everywhere:

    cat instanceof Cat.constructor
    Tom = class extends Cat.constructor {}.prototype
And all the base classes are constructors

    Object = Object.prototype
with their helper methods, it should be separate like Reflect and Math:

    Reflect.create = Object.constructor.create
    object = Reflect.create(Object)

There is no simple answer, breaking change is not an option, let the planned obsolescence begin.

And it works! Slow but steady so much done since 2012 http://brendaneich.github.com/Strange-Loop-2012/#/



Ok.

I'm not convinced at all, we'll simply have to agree to disagree on that.

And I'd love to see the codebase of a JS app that completely bans the "function" keyword. Any links or examples?


Sorry, typo

>> Yes, <typo>they</typo> replace<typo>d</typo> "function" usage with safe alternatives. And don't forget 'use strict' - it affected "function" too.

> I'm not convinced at all

It could appear I've tried to convince you not to use "function". That never was the case, should have added at least one. And I do not agree with TC39 direction, just making observations. Please check my comment assuming that and typo.

My fix would be different. Prototype based inheritance is awesome http://iolanguage.com/tutorial.html and javascript could be as simple too:

    Object
    Object.__proto__ === null

    object = new Object
    object.__proto__ === Object
    object.constructor === Object.constructor
    object.toString === Object.toString

    f = new Function
    f.__proto__ === Function
    fun.constructor === Function

    object.private = function () { return 'hello' }
    Object.shared  = function () { return 'world' }
    Object.constructor.static = function () { return '!' } // we need functions
with just a simple change

    Object = Object.prototype
    Function = Function.prototype

    syntax new = function (ctx) {
      let ident = ctx.next().value
      return #`new ${ident}.constructor`
    }
It looks almost boring (just don't redefine .constructor). Now this one is much harder:

    Object.prototype
    Object.prototype.__proto__ === null

    object = new Object
    object.__proto__ === Object.prototype
    object.constructor === Object
    object.toString === Object.prototype.toString

    fun = new Function
    fun.__proto__ === Function.prototype
    fun.constructor === Function

    object.private = function () { return 'hello' }
    Object.prototype.shared  = function () { return 'world' }
    Object.static = function () { return '!' } // we need functions


Anecdotal if you're interested: I can't show it since it belongs to the company, but I just ran a grep in the app I architected and it has exactly 21 instances of the word "function"... some are comments, but most of the ones that aren't are inside a lodash debounce function. Total of 140000 non-blank/non-commented lines of code.

Btw, it's not banned, and I never really enforced it... but since I never use it myself, I guess the others devs picked it up?

It's in Vue.js, and in Vue you rarely see old-style functions anywhere, so there's that.


That's interesting. However, the Vue.js library itself uses the "function" keyword a lot, and the library is part of your applications code. Infact, it uses normal functions almost exclusively.

source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vuejs/vue/dev/dist/vue.com...

Furthermore, the official Vue documentation explicitly discourage the use of arrow functions in some places, so whoever set that rule just did not know what they were doing, sorry if that sounds harsh.

source:

- https://vuejs.org/v2/guide/instance.html#Instance-Lifecycle-...

- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43929650/vuejs-why-is-th...

Saying all arrows functions are bad and evil or that all normal functions are bad and evil is nothing but dogma. Each has its own place and uses, it seems many JS devs would rather not think of this at all and just use one form everywhere.


We're not using arrow functions for everything. Why are you assuming this?

We're using shorthand syntax in methods inside Vue.js objects [1], they also don't need the "function" keyword. In fact, they are suggested in the second link you posted, please read again. Arrow functions wouldn't even work in this situation.

We're mainly using two forms: shorthand and arrow. That's how we only have 21 instances of the "function" word in our entire JS codebase, and we could remove all of them if we wanted. That's what you asked for: a "JS app that completely bans the 'function' keyword". Well, we don't ban but it's possible.

And please read my comment again: I explicitly mentioned that this is not a rule, and I never enforced it. The team (39 committers ATM) reached that result organically, mostly influenced by my own personal style.

And sorry if this sounds harsh, but it seems that you have extremely limited knowledge of Javascript and ES6, so I'd suggest learning before you make such claims before you make a fool of yourself.

Btw, you're seem to be the one holding on to dogma here, since you seem unable to accept that the keyword is not strictly necessary in a large app.

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Refe...


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First of all, are you aware of shorthand methods? Are you aware that you can have non-arrow functions without the "function" keyword :) ES6 has grown :)

And there was no goal intended with the grep. This is what you wrote:

> And I'd love to see the codebase of a JS app that completely bans the "function" keyword

I just grepped "function" to give you a personal anecdote of an app that doesn't need to use the "function" keyword much.

That was the first time I interacted with you, I was trying to be nice then, and you were completely hostile. Some of the replies were completely uncalled for.

---

EDIT: You just edited your message to add the part about shorthand methods. My point still stands. I never claimed to be only using arrow functions (in fact, you're the one who DID claim I was only using arrow functions!). I only claimed we rarely use the "function" keyword.




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