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		est on Jan 13, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Real-time applications and will Django adapt? I never understand the `function *(){}` syntax. Why can't we simply introduce a new keyword like `generator (){}`?

netghost on Jan 13, 2014 [–]

Or just recognize that the function contains the yield keyword. That said, `function*` isn't all that bad given what you get in return.

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