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On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Sander Deryckere <[email protected]> wrote: > There are also a lot of coders working in JavaScript (see > http://githut.info/), and JavaScript can also be used as a backend (see > node.js). So why shouldn't Java become a subset of JavaScript? > > The ES design makes it very clear to not "break the web". That means that > any code working today, should also work tomorrow. As such, removing > prototypes (which are clearly more flexible than Java classes) or removing > the generic number class (instead of int, float, double, ...) or removing > other things Java doesn't have or Java does differently, isn't an option at > all. > > Regards, > Sander > > 2016-01-01 16:27 GMT+01:00 Bradley Meck <[email protected]>: > >> JavaScript (an implementation of EcmaScript) has different semantics than >> Java, it is not a subset and so it would break all sorts of backwards >> compatibility (and lose some functionality) to act as if it is a subset of >> Java. >> >> Basically, the languages are not directly related so it is not possible, >> and mostly comes up from a naming confusion. >> >> On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 8:51 AM, Norbert Korodi <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello Guys! >>> >>> I have always been a backend developer(Java, python, c++,c) and for a >>> long time I haven't had the privilige to play with native javascript... so >>> You can imagine when I was forced to code in javascript. >>> After a couple of hours I had a really simple thought coming up from my >>> spine: es6 is great and es7 will be great... but could you pls make it more >>> like Java? >>> I mean, it's great that es6 and 7 are getting closer and closer to >>> normal languages then why not be simply Java? >>> I and my team used GWT (when we were forced to code frontend) and other >>> tools to avoid scripting but this time(standardization is somewhere close >>> to the right track) You can actually make a difference and create a >>> standard language that could be used everywhere. Not because there are >>> already a lot of coders working in Java (and other high-level programming >>> languages), just because it is a really pain in the a$$ to learn the not so >>> important differences what es has compared to other languages... and they >>> give nothing in return. >>> >>> Okay, I know it is a scripting language so it can not be as verbose as >>> Java... then just simply take stuff away from Java, and please don't add >>> anything else for sugaring syntax.Please add syntax only for adding new >>> features. >>> >>> As I reread my letter I have to admit that I might sound arrogant / >>> offensive (and I am sorry for that , at least I am honest ) but I am really >>> tired of reading about "new"-ish es features which are only new to this >>> platform. >>> >>> Br, >>> -- >>> Norbert Korodi >>> Big data developer >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> es-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> es-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > > -- Cheers, --MarkM
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