Just wait, "reify" may yet end up as the last name standing... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brendan Eich Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:27 PM To: David Flanagan Cc: es4-discuss@mozilla.org es4-discuss Subject: Re: ES3.1 Object static methods rationale document
On Jul 16, 2008, at 1:41 PM, David Flanagan wrote: > Brendan, I think you were correct when you originally wrote: > >> lookup : define :: get : put. > > I think that lookupProperty is much nicer than describeProperty, since > "lookup" captures the getter nature of the method in a way that > "describe" does not. Connotations are many, ambiguity without a noun phrase (not just overloaded old "property") saying what's being "got" or "described" or "looked up" is inevitable. This means the stolid, safe name "getPropertyDescriptor" is least likely to confuse. I see what you mean about describe in the context of setting a description (depict in a graphics context is problematic too) -- thanks. Thesaurus doesn't include mental concept filtering, dammit. I'm sure we'll get this right, but I'm also pretty sure "getProperty" isn't the droid we are seeking. /be _______________________________________________ Es4-discuss mailing list Es4-discuss@mozilla.org https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es4-discuss _______________________________________________ Es4-discuss mailing list Es4-discuss@mozilla.org https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es4-discuss
