Zaphod: Clojure's API for JavaScript's Data Structures

Re:Zaphod: Clojure's API for JavaScript's Data Structures by Sonata on Saturday December 03, 2016 @01:29PM (#13096797)

I'm really not a fan of the function bind operator. It adds extra complexity to the meaning of "this" in JS, which is already one of the most confusing aspects of the language.

I do understand that it is nice to be able to write those chained method call pipelines, without having to monkey patch anything. I think the |> operator from Elixer is a much simpler solution to this problem through, as it allows you to use normal functions, rather than having to write special versions that use 'this' for their primary data.

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Re:Zaphod: Clojure's API for JavaScript's Data Structures by codecurve on Saturday December 03, 2016 @02:42PM (#13097178)

Totally hear what you're saying and I think JS would be better off without `this` in the first place. Clojure's threading macros are another great solution to the chaining problem.

That said, `this` is here to stay and to me, function bind feels like a pretty great way to write code that feels natural, without the danger of extending the prototypes for Array and Object.

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