Are you referring to browsers like Chrome that compile the JS first? Then, yeah, I mean it shouldn't throw an error at compile time.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Jeremy Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > > var foo:String; > > That's already a compile-time error (as opposed to runtime.... not sure if > that's what you meant by the interpreter throwing an error). > > > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:56 PM, J B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And just to be clear, I'm not asking for run-time type checking or >> coercion; I'm simply asking that the interpreter not to thrown an error >> when it encounters something like this: var foo:String; >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:45 PM, J B <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> For one, I wouldn't describe strong typing as a "pet feature". Two, no, >>> as far as I know, most of those languages in that list don't offer macros >>> or lots of parentheses; and, if they did, then, yeah, maybe it does say >>> something. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Domenic Denicola < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> In general ECMAScript lacks lots of features. You may well ask why it >>>> doesn't have any other pet feature, and you can often point to >>>> compile-to-JS languages that add those. This doesn't imply that the feature >>>> should be added to the language. >>>> >>>> Here, let me try: >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> I'm aware of LispyScript, as well as all of these: >>>> https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS >>>> . >>>> >>>> But those languages appear to have been created precisely because >>>> ECMAScript lacks features like lots of parentheses or macros. How many of >>>> those languages offer lots of parentheses? I count quite a few... Doesn't >>>> that say something? >>>> >>>> --- >>>> >>>> The existence of a feature in other languages does not imply it should >>>> be added to ECMAScript. You'll have to justify better than that why you >>>> think strong typing would be valuable to a language that has historically >>>> rejected it. (I'll wait for one of the old timers to chime in about the ES4 >>>> days here.) >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> >> > > > -- > Jeremy Martin > 661.312.3853 > http://devsmash.com > @jmar777 >
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