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Document that exceptions inside a callback attached to a Deferred locks the deferred
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Description
It locks in the sense that no other callbacks will ever be called in the deferred, per @jaubourg
Please see http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/11292 for more information
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the referenced jQuery bug ticket 11292 and identify the existing Deferred callback documentation that should cover this behavior. Update the documentation to explain that an exception inside a callback prevents later callbacks from running; done when that behavior is clearly documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jquery
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100