My bad. I should've known that. :-) (I've looked *way* too deeply into the React/Redux ecosystem to have any sort of excuse on this one.)
----- Isiah Meadows [email protected] www.isiahmeadows.com On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 11:39 PM Jordan Harband <[email protected]> wrote: > > (that's not react's creator; that's redux's creator, who is now a member of > the react core team) > > On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 8:17 PM Isiah Meadows <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Fun fact: React elements are plain JS objects that are nearly >> JSON-compatible. The only reason why they aren't is because of the presence >> of a `$$typeof: Symbol.for("react.element")` property on React elements, to >> prevent people from using non-array object results of >> `JSON.parse(jsonString)` directly as a child. The rationale for this is >> explained in this blog post by React's creator: >> https://overreacted.io/why-do-react-elements-have-typeof-property/ >> >> I would say that we live in a JSON-centric world for APIs, SGML/XML-centric >> for UIs. (I wish XHTML efforts actually stuck, to be honest. `<script >> src="..." />` is one reason XML would've been better than SGML IMHO.) >> >> On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 01:47 Ed Saleh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for reply. Didn't know that it existed before! >>> I don't think we can say that we live in a JSON centric world when things >>> like React show up and revolutionize web development. I think JSON has its >>> uses and XML has its uses. UI shouldn't been ever seperated from controller >>> since one can't exist without the other. >>> ________________________________ >>> From: es-discuss <[email protected]> on behalf of Sanford >>> Whiteman <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 1:37:46 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Proposal: native XML object support. >>> >>> > let foo = <input type="button" value = "Ok"\> >>> >>> This is a retread of E4X (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECMAScript_for_XML) >>> so I can't imagine it would be resuscitated in a (for better or worse) >>> JSON-centric >>> world. >>> >>> —— Sandy >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> -- >> ----- >> >> Isiah Meadows >> [email protected] >> www.isiahmeadows.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
