It turns out you can't replace all JavaScript functions with arrow functions because they do completely different things with `this` >_<
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I call this "syntactic broken glass"
In summary, JavaScript has two syntaxes for functions. One does what you'd expect, and the other does the opposite
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Already knowing JavaScript reasonably well doesn't change this, it just flips which is which
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If you're wondering how you actually do arrow function methods, the accepted answer on Stack Overflow is "You can't, this is impossible"
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@qntm Better still, each does a different combination of what you’d expect and the exact opposite, depending on context (because obviously.) -
@SchiefGelaufen My "`this` is a secret invisible named parameter in every function signature" explanation was working fine until now - 4 more replies
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