setImmediate() with _.defer()

[jareware]

Any plans on delegating to window.setImmediate() where available in _.defer()..?

https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Document_Object_Model_(DOM)/window.setImmediate
http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Performance/setImmediateSorting/Default.html

Would match the documented use case of "Defers invoking the function until the current call stack has cleared, similar to using setTimeout with a delay of 0" though it's perhaps not Underscore's place to start shimming for experimental browser features.

[domenic]

Also see NobleJS/setImmediate for a cross-browser shim.

[jashkenas]

Yes, but I think only when it has a bit more browser support. Looking in: https://github.com/NobleJS/setImmediate/blob/master/setImmediate.js ... it doesn't seem to be available in a non-experimental/hacky way anywhere yet. When browsers start having it as window.setImmediate, we'll start delegating to it.