On 15 June 2012 22:22, Brendan Eich <[email protected]> wrote: > If everyone's opinion carries weight, then we are tied :-P. Kidding. > > But aside from opinions and their weight, we have a problem if "wouldn't > hurt" is the answer for syntax proposals.
Who said it was? New syntax does hurt. It hurts by requiring a transpiler or full compiler > to target old browsers. It hurts if it's botched, because you cannot > polyfill to patch it. It costs inordinately compared to deferring and > seeing if enough use-cases arise. > I'm sorry: "botched"?! What exactly is "botched" about this? In fact, I don't think I was pushing any particular syntax. I think I was clear about asking _whether_ people saw value in the semantics of it, not the syntax. It's fine if people don't see value; is there a problem with asking the question? -- T.J.
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