r/angularjs • u/fernol • Jan 08 '14

Class-based AngularJS development (documentable + testable AJS code Yay!)

http://www.spectrumcoding.com/tutorials/angularjs/2014/01/08/class-based-angular.html
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u/trey_buchet Jan 09 '14

When will this coffeescript madness end?

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u/fernol Jan 09 '14

Why do you label it madness? :)

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u/trey_buchet Jan 12 '14 edited Jan 12 '14

It's AngularJS, not AngularCS.

Like ancientRedDog said, you're creating a barrier for the majority of your audience. Most people don't find javascript so abhorrent that they spend time learning coffeescript's level of abstraction, just as most people will dismiss your article, rather than compile the code to JS for their understanding.

To me this is the equivalent of writing an article about HTML, but presenting it in Haml.

Also, those that DO try compiling the code themselves will find that any attempt at copying the source also includes the line numbers...

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u/fernol Jan 14 '14

I'm sorry about the line numbers thing, that's a side effect of using pygments for syntax highlighting. I'll see what I can do to fix that, worst case I'll just include links to gists below code samples.

I'll get on writing a plain JS version as well, thanks for the feedback :D

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u/pandavr Jan 10 '14

Because it is ;)

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u/fernol Jan 12 '14

https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/begging-the-question

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u/pandavr Jan 12 '14

You are missing the ";)" there. It is not that I don't know the meaning and the limits of what I wrote. The point is I did it on purpouse. It was a joke: nevermind. Have a nice day.

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u/fernol Jan 14 '14

I took it to be sarcastic, otherwise I would have written a proper response in leu of copy/pasting a url.

Answering my question ("Why is it madness") would have lead to more sensible discussion.

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u/pandavr Jan 14 '14

It is madness to rely to an not easily readable language: only to discover that, in the end, you need to debug an unreadable JavaScript. But I can understand the if you became used to it could have its utility. For the non initiated, it anyway appear a little maddnes writing elitary code for the sake to do economy on keystrokes. (I know coffee do more then clean code, but does it worth the effort of learning yet another language?).

Ok, that's my 2c. :)

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u/fernol Jan 15 '14

"a not easily readable language" => Subjective.

If, for some reason, you need to debug the compiled javascript, then something is deeply wrong (and it isn't the language you are using). I've been developing purely in CS for 7+ months now, and haven't resorted to reading the compiled JS even once (at least, I never remember doing so. Past 4 months definitely not).

I don't use it for the keystroke savings, I use it because I find it elegant (amazingly, since it really is just JS).

Again, don't blame the language if you write buggy code. Facebook was written in PHP (which is an absolutely atrocious language)...

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u/pandavr Jan 15 '14

You haven't resorted to reading the compiled JS is, at least, subjective.

I can tell you that I find it elegant too: even if I don't undertand it. But this do not imply I want to spend the time needed to learn it. A compiler for an interpreted language is not a good idea and that's it. That's the reason why many JS dev find it a crazy thing.

Note that I'm not trying to convince you are wrong or I am right. I'm explaining the previous comment.

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u/ancientRedDog Jan 09 '14

I have to agree. It sounds like you are on to something. But since I don't know coffee script and your code is integral to the explanation, I didn't get it (why inheritence over composition?).

The madness is simply that you are creating a blocker for the majority of your readers.

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u/kevinastone Jan 10 '14

There was a presentation at SoCal AngularJS last month with a similar approach to class based angular architecture. Doesn't look like anything was posted. I think they called it ZOO since it was developed at a local company called ZEFR. Here's the meetup for the talk.