Generators are cool ways to have infinitely running functions #shorts

Showing you how to use a generator to create a counter.

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[anthonyowolabi]

Doesn't setting up a closure do exactly the same, like nesting functions?

[ooker]

This reminds me of signal. What is the difference?

[re.liable]

I find that the `.next().value` syntax to be too unwieldy. In my recent project, I turned my generator to an object with a getter. Something like...

const Counter = {
count: 0,
get nextCount() {
return this.count++
},
}

Counter.nextCount // 0
Counter.nextCount // 1
Counter.nextCount // 2

Then you could probably create a method that resets the counter, or turn this into a full-fledged class.

[oluwatomisinbabatunde]

Using counter as a global variable outside i can use it as some state that many other properties depend on how can i replace that with a generator?

[RAIN_BT]

random thing: you can also use while(;;) instead of while(true)

[SirSidi]

And what's the benefit of the generator?

[redcrafterlppa]

Generators are awesome and very versatile. It's sad that they are nearly impossible to implement without compiler support.

[danielchettiar]

Any ways that you have used this? In a project etc