angular/angular.js — Issue #704: Rename $defer() function
Author: ThomasBurleson
Created: 2012-01-04 20:17:46+00:00
State: open

Promise/A, jQuery.Deferred and other libraries provide `futures` functionality using deferred, defer, and promise.

In contrast, the AngularJS.$defer() is actually a $wait() or $delay() feature. Thus I request that the $defer() be renamed to $wait() or $pause().