[AskJS] Is JavaScript missing some built-in methods?

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  • proposal-array-grouping

    Discontinued A proposal to make grouping of array items easier

  • https://github.com/tc39/proposal-array-grouping for those curious

  • proposal-change-array-by-copy

    Provides additional methods on Array.prototype and TypedArray.prototype to enable changes on the array by returning a new copy of it with the change.

  • Stage 3 Change array by copy proposal offers methods like sortTo() that return a new array instead of mutating the original.

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  • es1995

    ES1995 – The Missing JS Polyfill

  • Yes, https://github.com/mlajtos/es1995

  • proposal-pipeline-operator

    A proposal for adding a useful pipe operator to JavaScript.

  • The Proposal is for the Hack pipe, so your example would be

  • proposal-iterator-helpers

    Methods for working with iterators in ECMAScript

  • Not Generators, but Iterators have a Stage 3 proposal with helpers like these.

  • banned

    Banned from a site or organization? Account suspended? Censored? Why? (by guest271314)

  • Like, he's his essay complaining that he can't post racial slurs on Github. https://github.com/guest271314/banned/issues/2

  • proposal-record-tuple

    ECMAScript proposal for the Record and Tuple value types. | Stage 2: it will change!

  • Record and tuple is at stage 2

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  • promises-spec

    An open standard for sound, interoperable JavaScript promises—by implementers, for implementers.

  • Have you read the infamous GitHub thread where people tried to fix this before it got finalized? It's quite a trip

  • random-number-js

    Generate random numbers with more variety.

  • retro-random-number

  • proposal-set-methods

    Proposal for new Set methods in JS

  • proposal-partial-application

    Proposal to add partial application to ECMAScript

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