Comment on Defer: Taming asynchronous javascript with coffeescriptComments−Mathnerd31416yWhy not call it callCC instead of defer? Aside: great intro to continuations, I now understand them!−fserb16yI think you almost answered your own question. callcc makes people have to understand continuations and is confusing, while "defer" fits better with the control flow that most people have in mind already.
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Why not call it callCC instead of defer? Aside: great intro to continuations, I now understand them!
I think you almost answered your own question. callcc makes people have to understand continuations and is confusing, while "defer" fits better with the control flow that most people have in mind already.