Make things like Reflect an import instead of a global?

[/#!/JoePea]

True, I understand we can't practically do it at the moment since native
module systems aren't implemented yet. I guess I am simply expressing that
it would be awesome and that I can't wait for that to happen sooner than
later so that new awesome features/tools can be modules instead of globals.

The part that gives me a tiny bit of despair is that if something is
released as a global, then it will stay that way essentially forever, for
backwards compatibility. That is the part that makes me feel a tiny bit bad
inside considering that the amazing language for modules is already defined.

*/#!/*JoePea

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 9:49 PM, Jordan Harband <ljharb at gmail.com> wrote:

> We don't yet have a mechanism for built-in modules, and that's not going
> to be an obstacle for continuing to improve the language.
>
> As soon as a viable mechanism and precedent exists for that, new things
> very well might only be added via that mechanism, rather than solely by
> adding new global things.
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 6:52 PM, /#!/JoePea <joe at trusktr.io> wrote:
>
>> Seems like when the ES6 Modules became official that it would be a good
>> idea to *not* define more globals in the language, and instead spec things
>> to be modules, f.e. something like:
>>
>> ```js
>> import {apply} from 'Reflect'
>> // insead of
>> const {apply} = window.Reflect
>> ```
>>
>> This would also be a pattern for programs that use the JS engine to
>> follow:
>>
>> ```js
>> import {define} from 'CustomElements' // in browsers
>> // instead of
>> const {define} = window.customElements
>> ```
>>
>> Maybe a symbol would be needed for any modules that are native?
>>
>> ```js
>> import {define} from '#CustomElements' // # means native module
>> ```
>>
>> */#!/*JoePea
>>
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