Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay?

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From	Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
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Subject	Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay?
Date	Mon, 01 Mar 2021 11:06:54 +0100
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JJ wrote:

> On Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:58:50 -0800 (PST), Jonas Thörnvall wrote:
>> I kind of doubt your counterexample to beleive with but if that is true,
>> you make a wrapper. create,thread.wassup(setTimeout);
>> release.thread.wassup;
> 
> I get your frustration. Sometimes I loathe JavaScript limitations too. But
> what can we do? We can't simply change how JavaScript works.

Blind leading the blind :-D

setTimeout() is NOT a language feature; it is a DOM feature.

Although it might not have been intended to be, it evolved into a workaround 
for the fact that the language is single-threaded.

In the meantime, better workarounds have been developed, including threads.  

So STFU and RTFM:

<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Workers_API/Using_web_workers>

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