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It's interesting I think having an understanding of the history of javascript concurrency is almost a prerequisite to using it correctly. I wonder how new peop
by jasonmoo 10y ago
It's interesting I think having an understanding of the history of javascript concurrency is almost a prerequisite to using it correctly. I wonder how new people approaching the language for the first time find it.
- brito 10y agoI find two camps: 1. those who need to produce backwards-compatible code, avoiding or not thinking about new features 2. those who can/want to use new features Camp 1 has the problem of continuously importing kitchen sinks instead of polyfills, which would allow getting into camp 2. Camp 2 is essentially a luxury of time, thus rare. It already requires mental commitment, which may be scarce after a day of battling bugs for IE.
- mvindahl 10y agoI think that as a beginner you can get far with async/await without truly understanding it. I also think that at some time the abstractions will leak and your head will spin madly.