This was first added in 3dad6d81d09d9f4742c3ad99c4ef91cbcdaccfdb, without explanation. I think it's time to remove it.
Considerations:
In theory, @:generic may make the code faster. However, this isn't performance-critical code, and any improvements are likely to be vanishingly small.
@:generic increases the size of the output.
@:generic prevents casting to Promise<Dynamic>, which forced a slightly more verbose implementation of FutureWork. Technically this enforces type safety, but usually we don't worry about that sort of thing. If a user's going to use Dynamic, they accept responsibility for the risks.
If we remove the tag, we'll be able to add static utility functions.
This was first added in 3dad6d81d09d9f4742c3ad99c4ef91cbcdaccfdb, without explanation. I think it's time to remove it.
Considerations:
@:genericmay make the code faster. However, this isn't performance-critical code, and any improvements are likely to be vanishingly small.@:genericincreases the size of the output.@:genericprevents casting toPromise<Dynamic>, which forced a slightly more verbose implementation ofFutureWork. Technically this enforces type safety, but usually we don't worry about that sort of thing. If a user's going to useDynamic, they accept responsibility for the risks.