improve import syntax

[Frankie Bagnardi]

Oh I see your point. Still extremely unlikely the syntax will change.

On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Kris Siegel <krissiegel at gmail.com> wrote:

> The syntax could stay the same while adding the other way as well. Yes it
> adds a complication but I don't know that auto complete friendliness was
> considered when adding the original syntax.
>
> You can't really say the editor is the problem because there are cases in
> which an editor can't realistically guess where the imported item will be
> coming from for an auto complete but with the suggested changes it could as
> Ali suggests.
>
> I would say making the syntax more auto complete friendly should be a
> topic to explore. Makes it easier for developers (which should be the goal
> of almost all standard changes).
>
> On Jul 31, 2016 11:50 AM, "Frankie Bagnardi" <f.bagnardi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It's too late to change the import syntax. The problem is your editor,
>> not the syntax. Over time more editors will support import syntax, either
>> directly or with plugins. For now, you just have to wait.
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 3:38 AM, Ali Ghanavatian <
>> ghanavatian.ali at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello there,
>>> I am writing to express weak point currently affects the import syntax.
>>> As you know current syntax is not editor (specially auto-complete) friendly
>>> as editor would not have any clue about what is about to be imported and
>>> from where.
>>>
>>> import { ComponentName } from 'path/to/module-file';
>>>
>>>
>>> My suggestion is to add support for this syntax:
>>>
>>> from 'path/to/module-file' import { ComponentName };
>>>
>>>
>>> Which makes auto-completion and development easier.
>>>
>>> I think it deserves a proposal, but it's my first idea. I really
>>> appreciate any sort of guidance and suggestion about this issue and how to
>>> put it into the standard.
>>>
>>> --
>>>  Sincerely
>>> A. Ghanavatian <http://www.google.com/profiles/ghanavatian.ali>
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