(Sorry for the "boo", but I can't mask my disappointment here.) Erik, was was Dave's argument that a new binding is a non-starter?
Thanks! On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Kevin Smith <zenpars...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree with Alex completely. Using `this` as a module meta object is a > bad idea. Boo. > > > On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Matthew Robb <matthewwr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> What if instead of any sort of magic there was a special relative import >> a person could specify to get access to the this module? >> >> ``` >> import module from "@currentModule"; >> ``` >> >> >> - Matthew Robb >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Erik Arvidsson <erik.arvids...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> On Mon Jun 09 2014 at 12:25:42 AM, Domenic Denicola < >>> dome...@domenicdenicola.com> wrote: >>> >>>> If a magically in-scope binding is necessary to access module meta >>>> capabilities, giving it a name like `module` or `System.currentModule` >>>> would be much better. >>>> >>> `System.currentModule` requires magic. It would require the engine to >>> know where the call site was. >>> >>> We also talked about adding a binding, like NodeJS does but @David >>> Herman <dher...@mozilla.com> argued that thaw is a non starter. >>> >>> So, if we don't want to use `this` or introduce a new binding name, or >>> add more magic, the only thing left seems to be new dedicated syntax. In >>> ES4 we `this function` which is similar to what @Axel Rauschmayer >>> <a...@rauschma.de> suggested. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> es-discuss mailing list >>> es-discuss@mozilla.org >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> es-discuss@mozilla.org >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> >> >
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