Rename async to something else

[AshleyGrant]

Please define your problem or issue as clear as possible.

Vivus version: 0.3.2

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I saw this project posted on /r/javascript. I just wanted to start a dialogue regarding the async method. I think it's confusingly named. I know that in programming synchronous means to do things one after another, while async means, well, to do them as things happen (via callbacks or using promises or async/await in JS).

But when I think about what the drawing method that is used when calling async in this library, it reminds me of marching bands and synchronized swimming and such. The lines are drawn in a synchronized fashion. So I feel like async is a confusing name.

I'm not here to crap on this project or anything, I just thought it'd be good start a dialogue on this before the project hits 1.0 and the name can't easily be changed.

Thoughts?

[maxwellito]

Hallo, Don't worry, you're not the first and not the last :) However I could change the name without being destructive (so the 'async' would continue to work). But the question is : what new name shall I give to this type? Are the other names ok?

[AshleyGrant]

I'll list some options. Hopefully some other people will get in here and throw a ruckus about how bad my suggestions are.

• sync
• synchronized
• atTheSameTime
• allTogether
• justinTimberlake (get it, b/c everything is drawn "n'Sync")

Ok, so that last one is a joke, and the other ones all have flaws. But if we've got OneByOne then AtTheSameTime might work.

As far as the other names, I think they're fine, but that's just, like, my opinion, man.

[maxwellito]

Dammit! I wanted to discretely pass the nsync in the types list. But you
got the idea before... let's put it anyway :)
About the naming, I saw something on Reddit I quite like : parallel. It's
simple and really describe my vision of it.
Do you find it alright? I just want to stay away from 'sync'.

I wanted to keep 'delayed', and maybe rename the 'oneByOne' to something
like 'queue'.

[AshleyGrant]

I'm cool with parallel.

[StoneCypher]

I just came here to file this.

Parallel seems incorrect. It implies that multiple distinct jobs are being done, which will terminate with distinct gathered results and may not take the same amount of time.

This is .sync(). No question.

[ghost]

+1 AshleyGrant!

I was banging my head for a moment looking at Async - otherwise great job

.sync() seems to make sense

[maxwellito]

Thanks to @Harryandrew and @AshleyGrant for your comments. I would like to have other people points of views about it.

However I would like to say to @StoneCypher that I don't tolerate your behavior (here and on Gitter). True, I made a mistake by badly naming this animation type, ok. And I don't wanted to change the API until I move to the next major version to avoid breaking changes. But laughing at me, writing FILING THE MOST PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BUG, and imposing your views without talking by finishing your message by No question.. Oh boy....

[StoneCypher]

However I would like to say to @StoneCypher that I don't tolerate your behavior (here and on Gitter)

Yeah, I didn't actually do the things you're angry about

True, I made a mistake by badly naming this animation type, ok.

I never said you did anything bad. People commenting on other peoples' mistakes is normal in open source.

And I don't wanted to change the API until I move to the next major version to avoid breaking changes.

Okay. I didn't say anything about this

But laughing at me

I never laughed at you

writing FILING THE MOST PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE BUG

This is me criticizing myself, not you. Why are you angry about my saying "hey, I'm filing a bug over a minor detail?"

and imposing your views without talking by finishing your message by No question.

Yeah, if being politely told that there's actually a right and wrong to technical terminology is offensive to you, then good luck in open source

I have absolutely no idea what you're angry about, to be frank.

Let me know if you want any of the bugfix PRs I made last night. I'm betting "no."

[maxwellito]

@StoneCypher : let's continue in PM on Gitter.
Everybody else, sorry about the interlude.