On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:42 AM, Andrea Giammarchi <andrea.giammar...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> sure you know everything as soon as you read `of` ... right ?
Wrong. The nested assignment is idiomatic in C but not good for everyone (see
gcc's warning when not parenthesized in such contexts) due to == and = being so
close as to make typo and n00b hazards.
Furthermore, the exogenous binding / hoisting problem is objectively greater
cognitive load and bug habitat.
> How objectives are your points ? If you know JS that while looks very simple,
> IMO
Please learn when to fold a losing argument :-|.
/be
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 5:24 AM, Claude Pache <claude.pa...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Le 27 août 2013 à 01:23, Brendan Eich <bren...@mozilla.com> a écrit :
>>
>> > Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
>> >> Is it very useful because you wrote for instead of while ?
>> >>
>> >> ```javascript
>> >> while (m = re.exec(str))
>> >> console.log(m[0])
>> >> ;
>> >> ```
>> >
>> > It is, for two reasons:
>> >
>> > 1. in JS only for can have a let or var binding in the head.
>> >
>> > 2. the utility extends to all for-of variations: array comprehensions,
>> > generator expresisons.
>> >
>> > /be
>>
>> There is a third reason. The syntax:
>>
>> ```javascript
>> for (let m of re.execAll(str) {
>> // ...
>> }
>> ```
>>
>> has the clear advantage to express the intention of the programmer, and
>> *nothing more*. It does not require good knowledge of the details of the
>> language to understand what happens.
>>
>> Indeed, when I read `while(m = re.exec(str))`, I really have to analyse the
>> following *additional* points:
>> * `=` is not a typo for `==` (here, some annotation would be useful);
>> * `RegExp#exec` returns a falsy value if *and only if* there is no more
>> match;
>> * `re` has its global flag set, and its `.lastIndex` property has not been
>> disturbed.
>>
>> All these tricks are unrelated to the intention of the programmer, and are
>> just distracting points, especially for any reader that use only
>> occasionally `RegExp#exec` with the global flag set.
>>
>> In summary, citing [1]: "Don’t be clever, don’t make me think."
>>
>> —Claude
>>
>> [1] http://www.2ality.com/2013/07/meta-style-guide.html
>
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