Just throwing in two cents again...
Rather than having the effort disintegrate into camps, perhaps the object
model folks could propose an object model that encapsulates the current
model? In this way, the object model folks could proceed with creating a
new object framework, and the "old model" people could proceed with
cross-platform/browser compatibilty fixes at the method level. As the new
object model came online, you wouldn't have to throw out all the old code -
or at least not as much.
As an OO fan myself, Javascript's prototyping methods are arcane to me. So
my question is OO-advocates, is there a way to make a generic "OO" wrapper
for the existing prototype model? In other words, encapsulate the existing
model, then retool and optimize one object at a time to take advantage of
the new model while maintaining the functional code base of the existing
model. Can the process also work in reverse? Calls to the prototyped
instances would map back to the new objects? Am I in the ozone here? (I
may well be, as I admit Javascript is not my language of choice.)
My intention is not to start a flaming fest or have everyone tell why what
I'm asking can't be done. I'm only asking if it CAN be done.
My real intention is to see the effort move forward and encourage this
entourage of clearly gifted programmers to find a common vision so that
everyone's efforts can go into the same product and same results.
Hope these thoughts help.
By the way, I'm not opposed to "real" object orientation at all. I just
want to be able to point my students to an API that legitizes the concept of
truly interactive HTML. I'm tired of students turning to Flash to get
things moving - dHTML is supposed to be able to do that, and dynAPI seems
the likeliest, best solution.
Good luck in your debate. I am eager to see what transpires. Long term the
object model seems like a good idea - is their a collective, collaborative
best solution that will satisfy everyone in the near term?
Dave Gerding
Columbia College Chicago
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this seems quite ridiculous, but for what it's worth add me to the against.
i'd rather see x-browser bugs fixed first.
i really doubt that the current object model is what is causing instability,
if you can actually prove that perhaps i'll change sides.
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