domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2014-03-21T15:06:50.637Z)
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Rick Waldron <waldron.rick at gmail.com>wrote:
> I think it's fair to say that these are subjective claims.
Indeed, and subjectively I agree with Kevin.
> Why is this surprising?
It is surprising because it looks like it should work like
export class C {}
The keyword 'default' looks like a modifier like 'const'.
> If a developer knows how named function expression bindings work today,
> this won't be a big surprise.
I know how named function expressions work and it's still surprising.
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Rick Waldron <waldron.rick at gmail.com>wrote: > > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Kevin Smith <zenparsing at gmail.com>wrote: > >> >>> >>> Because it doesn't allow for the Assignment Expression form >>> (specifically, function expressions) that developers expect to be able to >>> write: >>> >>> export default function() {} >>> >> >> The alternative here is: >> >> function MyThing() {} >> export { MyThing as default }; >> >> Which is more clear, more readable, >> > > I think it's fair to say that these are subjective claims. > Indeed, and subjectively I agree with Kevin. > > >> and barely less ergonomic. If you *really* want the AssignmentExpression >> form, you've got to put the equals in there. >> > > I don't understand this claim, any legal AssignmentExpression form is > allowed. > > >> I've said this before, but without the equals it looks too much like a >> declaration: >> >> export default class C {} >> var c = new C(); // No C defined, WTF? >> > > Why is this surprising? > It is surprising because it looks like it should work like export class C {} The keyword 'default' looks like a modifier like 'const'. > > If a developer knows how named function expression bindings work today, > this won't be a big surprise. > I know how named function expressions work and it's still surprising. jjb -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/attachments/20140314/7225a5a0/attachment-0001.html>