Classes are more similar to function expressions which do have an internal
const binding.
One way to desugar ClassDeclaration is to desugar it into a let binding for
a ClassExpression. [1]
let Foo = class Foo extends expr {};
I would prefer if we didn't change the spec, not because I think it is too
late (it is) but because having an internal const binding is good because
then you can rely on that it will never change.
[1] This is actually what we do in V8.
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM Mark S. Miller <[email protected]> wrote:
> All else being equal, your suggestion seems like the obviously right
> thing, on at least consistency and least surprise grounds.
>
> I know we discussed this. Anyone remember why we didn't do what Jason
> suggests? My memory of counter-arguments here is blank.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 1:07 PM, Jason Orendorff <[email protected]
> > wrote:
>
>> Classes are specified to have an immutable inner binding even if they
>> also declare a mutable lexical binding in the enclosing scope:
>>
>> class Foo {
>> foo() {
>> // immutable inner binding 'Foo' is in scope here
>> }
>> }
>> // mutable lexical binding 'Foo' is in scope here
>>
>> Having two bindings can be tricky. Suppose I then do this:
>>
>> Foo = wrapConstructorWithExtraLogging(Foo);
>>
>> Now the two bindings have different values. If one of Foo's methods
>> does `new Foo`, we don't get the extra logging.
>>
>> Can we go back to having classes do what functions do? A single
>> function never introduces two bindings; rather a named function
>> expression has only the immutable inner binding and a function
>> declaration only declares a variable.
>>
>> -j
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> --MarkM
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