I don't feel any rudeness from you. But I do feel like we're failing to communicate. Maybe someone else can chime in?
On Saturday, August 17, 2013 7:13:53 PM UTC-4, Mark Hahn wrote: > > Oh, I just realized he is you. Again I hope you don't think I'm rude. > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Mark Hahn <ma...@reevuit.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> The blog that the OP pointed to said that in coffeescript you can't place >> the calling code higher in the file than the called function definition. He >> was wrong. He ruled out coffeescript for this reason. That is incorrect >> and you can code the style he is promoting in coffeescript. >> >> I felt this was important and I was worried your post would corroborate >> that incorrect claim. >> >> >> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Andrew Kelley >> <super...@gmail.com<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> You didn't sound rude to me - it's fine. >>> >>> I am specifically talking about calling a function before defining it. >>> That's the whole point. What I said holds true. >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, August 17, 2013 5:02:51 PM UTC-4, Mark Hahn wrote: >>> >>>> Ok, I apologize for the rudeness in my tone. Let me explain what is >>>> going on. >>>> >>>> Your example fails not because the call is above the definition in the >>>> file, it fails because the call happens before the definition in time. >>>> >>>> My example has the call above the definition in the file but the >>>> definition happens before the call in time. >>>> >>>> So mine succeeds and yours doesn't. The important thing for the >>>> readability of the code is that the call is above the definition in the >>>> file. This makes the code read as if it is linear. The need for the extra >>>> start() at the bottom is a small price to pay. Also, I only have this call >>>> at the bottom of each module. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Mark Hahn <ma...@reevuit.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> > ReferenceError: doNext is not defined >>>>> >>>>> Wrong. Run it. It works great. The first two lines are just >>>>> assignments. So they are both defined when start runs. >>>>> >>>>> I've gotten this exact response when I've posted this before. People >>>>> blindly believe the myth. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Andrew Kelley <super...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> doNext() >>>>>> doNext = -> >>>>>> >>>>>> ReferenceError: doNext is not defined >>>>>> >>>>>> vs >>>>>> >>>>>> doNext() >>>>>> function doNext() { >>>>>> >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, August 17, 2013 2:47:07 PM UTC-4, Mark Hahn wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> > First to note - Coffee-Script actually *prohibits* this kind of >>>>>>> code organization, because all functions are necessarily assignments. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It is a myth that you have to put function definitions before the >>>>>>> calling code in coffee. Here is a pattern I use in all my code ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> start = -> doNext() >>>>>>> doNext = -> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> start() >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 10:53 PM, Andrew Kelley >>>>>>> <super...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wrote this article as a response to all the recent callback >>>>>>>> hate: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://andrewkelley.me/post/**js**-callback-organization.html<http://andrewkelley.me/post/js-callback-organization.html> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It contains: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - Acknowledgement of better async syntax than what callbacks >>>>>>>> offer >>>>>>>> - Tips on how to structure callback based code >>>>>>>> - Reasons why you might want to stick with js instead of a >>>>>>>> compile-to-js language. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>>>>>> Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/**node** >>>>>>>> /wiki/Mailing-List-**Posting-**Guidelines<https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines> >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to nod...@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group**/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/**grou** >>>>>>>> ps/opt_out <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out>. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>>>>> Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/** >>>>>> node/wiki/Mailing-List-**Posting-Guidelines<https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines> >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to nod...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to nod...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nodejs+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. 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