Thanks. Yes, I should have mentioned the earlier proposal, which I've now marked as being superceded.
I'm aware the bar is high for syntax additions, as it should be. Some possible justifications include: 1. The need for the picking feature is demonstrated by the `_.pick` utility provided by toolbelts such as Underscore. It is also the topic of frequent questions on Q&A sites like SO. 2. The proposed syntax changes are non-intrusive and would have little to no impact on the rest of the language AFAICT. 3. The proposal subsumes other proposals for `Array#last` etc. with the syntax `a.(-1)`, and proposals for "null propagation" with the syntax `a.b!` etc. Two birds with one stone. Bob Myers On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Isiah Meadows <[email protected]> wrote: > 1. Take a look at https://esdiscuss.org/topic/pick-operator. > 2. Do keep in mind syntax additions tend to have a steep usefulness > requirement in practice (e.g. Async functions) to make it into the > language. And most definitely check out > > https://esdiscuss.org/topic/the-tragedy-of-the-common-lisp-or-why-large-languages-explode-was-revive-let-blocks > . > > Not saying this is a bad thing to add, but I'm skeptical on how likely > it is to get accepted. > Isiah Meadows > [email protected]
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