I wrote: > From my perspective, this is about: > . Flash; Silverlight; Java (client side). > > Three major approaches requiring large plug-ins to provide a rich > environment. Notably all three approaches have languages substantially > beyond Javascript. As a toolmaker, I would love to see convergence between > Javascript and Flash and a Silverlight language that was powerful enough > to also use server side a la Java. > > Does such a language need to be as extensive as ES4? Probably not. > > Is this more urgent than the topics Douglas mentions? That seems worthy of > more discussion.
I want to add that one factor is what different people/companies are motivated to do. Since there is currently momentum to pin down an advanced language, I figure it is worth not interfering with that momentum. Let the current process go to completion, so that we have something specific to poke at. Given the [literally] global ramifications of adopting ES4, it might then make sense to pause, rather than seeking a vote on adoption. Spend time with ES4 implementations; grapple with security and other pressing concerns. Make at least one straw proposal for deferring some features. ~TMSteve _______________________________________________ Es4-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es4-discuss
