proposal-bind-operator

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Introduction of new operator

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To better differentiate between "bind and call" and "only bind, but do not call" I would introduce a new `:::` operator beside the `::` one. The `::` would only bind...

Haringat

Is this proposal dead?

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Are there any updates on the state of this proposal? I find both the unary and the binary variant to be very useful and esthetic and I would definitely use...

cshaa

This proposal sounds as in-language replacement of (0, expr) hacky syntax?

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Hello! Lately I was intrigued with the need to use syntax like `(0, expr)` for imports from modules to make sure it does not called on module import as `this`....

koteisaev

I'd like to champion this proposal and reshape it

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I'd like to ask current champions @bterlson @zenparsing @mattpodwysocki whether I can take over this repo and reshape the proposal?

hax

Use a wrapper to indicate something follow `::` is a expression but not an identifier

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### problem When we read some code like this: ```javascript document.querySelectorAll("div.myClass")::find("p")::html("hahaha"); ``` We will think the `find` and `html` is a identifier like something follow `.` . But it's actually...

Fenzland

Can't we just have a simple object::method binding syntax?

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Why are you trying to make a simple thing complicated? All we need is sugar to: ``` js // convert this this.service.method.bind(this.service) // into this this.service::method ``` Drop the pipeline...

icholy

Drop the `this` binding altogether

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**Edit:** Here's specifically what I'm proposing: - Keep the function pipelining: `object::func(foo, bar, baz)`, equivalent to `func.call(object, foo, bar, baz)` - Drop the binary binding operator: `object::func`, equivalent to `func.bind(object)`...

dead-claudia

use arrow functions to create class methods with bind operation

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Maybe this is out of topic, but still, belongs to bind operator subject. Why don't use arrow functions operation to create methods of classes with bind operators? ``` class Example...

stvkoch

Calling :: on Primitives

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Would the following work or not? Apologies if this has already been answered couldn't find an issue on this. I would assume the answer is an obvious yes. ```js "div.myClass"::find("p")::html("hahaha");...

7fe

Make binding (mostly) idempotent

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As mentioned previously in multiple places here previously, the following behavior is highly unintuitive: ```js const obj = {foo() { return this }} function bar() { return this } assert(::obj.foo...

dead-claudia