Is there any way to access `new.target` using ES5 syntax?
It appears that the "correct" way to create a subclass using ES5 syntax is:
```
function MyPromise(executor) {
var self = Reflect.construct(Promise, [executor], new.target);
return self;
}
Object.setPrototypeOf(MyPromise, Promise);
```
But since `new.target` isn't accessible, we have to do something like:
```
function MyPromise(executor) {
var self = Reflect.construct(Promise, [executor], MyPromise); // <-- THIS
return self;
}
Object.setPrototypeOf(MyPromise, Promise);
```
which works for only a single level of subclassing. That is, it allows us
to create and instantiate MyPromise, but now nobody can subclass
MyPromise. That's too bad.
Is there any way around this?
--scott
ps. Use case: My `prfun` package on npm subclasses `Promise` in order to
add all the useful utility helpers without stomping on the global `Promise`
object. I'd like to do so in a way which is compatible with both native
ES6 promises (if they are available) and properly-written ES5 shims.
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