[aerogear-dev] Concern with es6 modules and AeroGear.js

[Matthias Wessendorf]

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Lucas Holmquist <lholmqui at redhat.com> wrote:

> for those of you don’t use http based email, i’m looking at you qmx and
> abstractj,  this might be a little ugly
>
>
>
> I want to start off by saying that i think ES6 modules are cool and that i
> like them.
>
> I think the concern that i have in their current state is that there is to
> much "processesing" that needs to be done to make them work with existing
> browsers.
>
> While this processing is done with automated grunt tasks, i feel that it
> puts to much "extra" code in the library for not that much reward.
>

and therefore being slower than it should be right? legacy browsers ftw :)




> Another concern with the processing is that it adds lots more development
> dependecies. One of which is upgrading to npm 2.0, which wasn't as
> straightforward as i was thinking.
>

ouch


> I do want to commend Lukas, for all his hard work on the es6 modules
> branch, Good Work My Friend!!
>
> As "developers on the edge"™ we are exposed to new shiny tech that we want
> to use right away like modules, AMD, browserfy, etc...
>
> But i wonder about the other 90% and what they are looking for. Do they
> even care about AMD, etc...
>
perhaps not, or not yet - especially when coming from "web development" for
intranet apps, in traditional shops



> I think as a mobile library, we need to not add extra overhead.
>

+9001



> But i think we should keep working on the ES6-modules branch and keep it
> up to date and direct people to that if they would like to try it.
>

I fully agree - also this is not throwing away work. This was a needed
research, we came to a conclusion: not yet ready; but that does not mean,
we won't be looking at it again, let's say in two years or so. times are
changing fast.

great job, Luke and Lucas!


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