Le 16/08/2012 00:35, Rick Waldron a écrit : > On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Erik Reppen <erik.rep...@gmail.com > <mailto:erik.rep...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Is consistent type return a heuristic carried over from more > strictly-typed paradigms or would it murder performance of the > native methods to do the logic required to return something like > null in these cases? In a dynamic language, why not focus on more > consistent return types across the board for an indicator that you > won't be getting particularly handy results? > > > It would break the web. I agree and would like to encourage you (Erik) to read the foreword of my "ECMAScript regrets" project https://github.com/DavidBruant/ECMAScript-regrets#foreword
The only way forward to "fix" broken parts of JavaScript (like making it more consistent) is to give up on JavaScript and create a new language that compiles down to JavaScript. That's my opinion at least. David
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