Re: make 'when' parameter of start() and stop() optional?

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Robert O'Callahan <robert@ocallahan.org>wrote:

> Is there a reason not to make the first parameter of
> AudioBufferSourceNode.start()/stop() optional? Seems like it would be
> convenient to have it just default to zero so authors could write
> "node.start()" to make it play "right now", and ditto for node.stop().
>

Yes, I agree.  Ironically, a long time ago it used to be this way in
WebKit, but was changed for obscure reasons.  I'd love to see this be
optional...


>
> Rob
> --
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> over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among
> you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your
> slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
> and to give his life as a ransom for many.” [Matthew 20:25-28]
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