On 2008-12-11, at 13:26EST, Brendan Eich wrote:
Is it really too onerous (upon implementors) for strict mode to make case (1) an error?
I think Joe the Hacker would be most happy if there were a mode (it might be called strict) where the parser would say:
"Joe, you wrote two lines of code here that the previous administration would have inserted a semicolon between without even consulting you, but which I know could actually go either way. May I suggest that you either insert the semicolon yourself, move the newline, or add some parens, so I don't have to worry about what was you might have actually meant?"
Well, it doesn't have to use those exact words, but, rather than having the rule be "you get a semicolon any time one would fit" or "you get a semicolon any time one is needed", have the rule be "if a semicolon would fit, but is not needed, ask the user what they really meant".
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