Array.fromElements is solid, especially considering how rarely this will be used, especially given that it competes in ES6 code with `...x => [...x]`
On Aug 27, 2012, at 23:42, "程劭非" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, as a developer (but not English native speaker), I really feel > uncomfortable with the name “of”. > > Considering we already have > Object.create > String.fromCharCode > > To keep align with them, I belive “create” or “fromElements” might be > better choices. > > > 2012/8/27 Shijun He <[email protected]>: >> See the screenshots for the "array of" search suggestion in search engine. >> As a non-English native speaker, I'd like to say the search suggestion >> of "array of" in non-english languages seems most come from the >> programmers' input, so it shows how worldwide programmers think what >> "array of" means ;) >> >> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Matthew Robb <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I agree with Rick on the general feeling with Array.of >>> >>> If arguing ambiguity I would argue a better method name for type guarded >>> arrays would be Array.ofType >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Rick Waldron <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Brendan Eich wrote: >>>> >>>> Rick Waldron wrote: >>>> >>>> But Array.of is not. Maybe Array.new is a good name. >>>> >>>> Array.of is unambiguous with the current ES specification >>>> >>>> >>>> Array.new is ok too, though -- no problem with a reserved identifier as >>>> a property name. It's darn nice for Rubyists. >>>> >>>> OTOH Array.of matches the preposition pattern used in Array.from. But I >>>> don't think this trumps Array.new. >>>> >>>> >>>> Nor do I, but I think it poses a problem for polyfilling (which is not a >>>> silver bullet). >>>> >>>> +1 Array.new, but I still think Array.of sounds, feels and looks nicer >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> Cc'ing Dave for his thoughts. >>>> >>>> /be >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> es-discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > _______________________________________________ es-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss
