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Ovidiu Cotorogea
12,998 PointsWhy are we not using Promises?!
Title says it all, I'm really curious why are we doing this approach instead of those beautiful looking Promises
2 Answers
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,735 PointsI think this course is a few years old. I don't see any ES6.
FYI it looks like an update is in the pipeline
Michael Chambers
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 28,393 PointsDid you convert this project using promises or are you talking about a different one? If it's this project would you mind sharing it if it's not too much trouble?
Ovidiu Cotorogea
12,998 PointsOvidiu Cotorogea
12,998 PointsAwesome, thank you!
Steven Ventimiglia
27,371 PointsSteven Ventimiglia
27,371 PointsI honestly look forward to that.
I've been cursing under my breath for this entire course, originally taking it on with the intention of completing an entire track - but, man, stuff like
removeis deprecated and not even working. So it feels like i'm writing my code in mid-air with zero purpose.Content is one thing, but wasting our time with three hour courses that are filled with antiquated approaches is very disheartening.
It also makes me question the long-term viability of what's being learned, and I'm about to jump right back to PHP after studying Node.js/Express and other JS frameworks for a few years. Everything that uses Node becomes too old, too quickly. It seems like a steaming pile of rubble that isn't going to last nearly as long as programming languages like PHP (old man on campus) and Go (new kid on the block).
Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,735 PointsBrendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,735 PointsYou could install an older version of node if it helps you work through the course without bugs. I understand your frustration though.
Ovidiu Cotorogea
12,998 PointsOvidiu Cotorogea
12,998 PointsHonestly it wasn't hard at all to convert the project that I was working on to use promises, easier than anticipated, so just give it a try I'm guessing.