JLjlipps·Jul 25, 2014
Nice! Interested in adding the contra approach to https://github.com/jlipps/async-showcase?
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jlipps / async-showcase
async-showcase
A showcase of different ways to handle asynchronous control flow in Javascript.
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What it is
A showcase of different ways to handle asynchronous control flow in Javascript.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Dec 2013 | 2013-12-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2014 | 2014-02-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2014 | 2014-03-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2014 | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2014 | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2014 | 2014-06-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2014 | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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2 sourcesHere is a methodology that I recently started using:
Describe, at high level, what needs to be done to make a sandwitch, in your head. Then write code that looks exactly like what you said in your head, as much as possible. Dont worry if it turns out to be impossible to implement that way - you can always tweak it later until it becomes possible. Just try to make sure it reads more or less clearly.
Repeat with each of the steps, checking whether there already is a library that does that for you.
function makeSandwich() {
var breadSlices = getBreadSlices(2);
var ham = getHam();
var butter = getButter();
var butteredSlice = spread(breadSlices.first(), butter);
return foodPile(butteredSlice, ham,
cheese, breadSlices.last());
}
Continue the same way with getBreadSlices, getHam, getButter, pile.
As
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you progress this way, you'll notice that you'll be able to implement some processes in terms of more generic functions (e.g. spread and foodPile).
You'll also notice that you need an environment (macro, such as kitchen, or micro, such as frying pan) to temporarily place stuff that you're working with, while you wait for some process to complete. Thats when you start creating classes and objects that represent this environment.
Real code example:
https://github.com/jlipps/async-showcase/tree/master/promise...