>> • MOP changes: Added [[GetInheritance]]/[[SetInheritance]] as internal >> methods for accessing [[Prototype]] internal prototype chain. > Why not [[GetPrototype]] and [[SetPrototype]]? We have a absurd number of > excellent resources (including but not limited to Dmitry Soshnikov and Axel > Rauschmayer's websites/blogs) which use extensively the ES5 internal > [[Prototype]]. It's also been very hard to get people to understand the > difference between .prototype and [[Prototype]]. I'm afraid a new change > would create a lot of confusion.
Currently, we have the following inheritance-related terms: 1. [[Prototype]] 2. [[GetInheritance]], [[SetInheritance]] 3. __proto__ 4. Object.getPrototypeOf() 5. C.prototype 1-4 are closely related, 5 refers to a different concept. I still welcome any measure to make this terminology easier to understand and talk about, but I realize that that might not be possible. Axel -- Dr. Axel Rauschmayer [email protected] home: rauschma.de twitter: twitter.com/rauschma blog: 2ality.com
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