> From: David Herman <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Grawlix
> Date: October 7, 2011 15:54:58 GMT+02:00
> To: John J Barton <[email protected]>
> Cc: Douglas Crockford <[email protected]>, [email protected]
>
>
> On this particular issue, I'm inclined to agree -- I think we should be
> extremely sparing with how many new sigils, if any, we introduce into the
> language. You'll notice Brendan has repeatedly said similar things about <|
> and .{ for example. Syntax matters.
I like the idea of infix alphanumeric operators. E.g.:
foo @extends bar
desugars to
extends(foo, bar)
Then a variety of things could be introduced without the need for new sigils,
while still looking good. It clearly would work better with multiple dispatch,
but I know that that won’t be in the cards for a long time (if ever).
As an aside, I find Allen’s set of operators essential for increasing the
usability of object literals.
> TC39 does our design work out in the open. That means everyone gets to see
> and participate in all parts of this process. The most common
> misunderstanding that arises is that TC39 is on the brink of standardizing on
> every single idea that has been considered. However, this has never been and
> will not be (at least as long as I'm part of this process) the case. But you
> can't short-cut the process. You can't pick the winners until you've let all
> the ideas run their course.
Note also that Fred Brooks contends that good design is hard and best done by a
team of one (two, if one of the two is dominant). This is the Benevolent
Dictator’s role and it shows if someone plays it (Google+, Python, Apple
products). A Benevolent Dictator also means that someone has to make the hard
choices, because it is impossible to please everybody (possibly even to please
any single person 100% – except for the Dictator).
Obviously with JavaScript and its large community of stakeholders, there is no
way a Benevolent Dictator can be completely dictatorial, but his/her opinion
can have a little more weight than other’s, to ensure a certain internal
consistency and elegance.
--
Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
[email protected]
twitter.com/rauschma
home: rauschma.de
blog: 2ality.com
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