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

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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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Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-02-26 12:00 -0800
  Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-02-26 12:08 -0800
  Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2021-02-27 16:48 +0700
    Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-02-27 03:11 -0800
      Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2021-02-27 11:02 -0800
        Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-02-28 08:52 -0800
          Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2021-02-28 09:50 -0800
            Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-02-28 15:58 -0800
              Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2021-03-01 15:06 +0700
                Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2021-03-01 11:06 +0100
                Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Jonas Thörnvall <jonas.thornvall@gmail.com> - 2021-03-01 08:50 -0800
                Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2021-03-02 23:46 +0700
                Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? "Mark-" <nospam@mapson.xyz> - 2021-03-03 14:39 +0000
        Re: Why not fix problem, but instead build a new structure and syntax overlay? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2021-03-01 00:19 +0100
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