"That said, note that your sentiment has been graciously heard. What you are asking for is well-represented by rigorous research going into TypeScript, which is very closely aligned with work and proposals that came out of these discussions. I believe it is fair to interpret Brendan’s last sentiment, “This again puts unsound warning "types" outside of the standards track for a while. But carry on with TypeScript etc. — TC39 is tracking”, not as “no”, but as “not yet”."
Thanks Kris, That's all I wanted to know; I don't have anything remaining to say on the subject. Thank you. On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Kris Kowal <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:20 PM, J B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2008-August/006837.html This >> is depressing. >> > > J B, > > You’re entitled to a dissenting opinion. However, this archives one of the > best moments for the evolution of the language. It was a commitment to > focus on deliberate, consistent, incremental change. We are realizing the > rewards for the Harmony agenda today with property descriptors (which > formalized and exposed an existing concept), new collections, and Proxies. > The cesura on namespaces have provided an opportunity for much much more > deliberately designed modules. Innovation has returned and the pace is > good, neither hasty nor stagnant. > > That said, note that your sentiment has been graciously heard. What you > are asking for is well-represented by rigorous research going into > TypeScript, which is very closely aligned with work and proposals that came > out of these discussions. I believe it is fair to interpret Brendan’s last > sentiment, “This again puts unsound warning "types" outside of the > standards track for a while. But carry on with TypeScript etc. — TC39 is > tracking”, not as “no”, but as “not yet”. > > Kris Kowal >
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