On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 11:24 PM, Neil Mix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[snip] >>> Your statement above implies that types and functional programming are >>> mutually exclusive. Are they? I don't see it that way. >> >> No they aren't and I didn't mean to imply that. I intending to compare >> the interest in class-based OOP that was all the rage many years ago >> when ES4 first started and now where there is more emphasis on a >> functional style which can, and often do, still have types. > > I see. To which I say, why not both? First-class, lexical functions are a _relatively_ easy thing upon which to agree and were added to the language before such a large process was put in place for evolving the language. A committee agreeing by consensus on a OOP system seems like a nightmare that may not happen. The single-inheritance, multiple-inheritance, mixins, interfaces, public, private, protected mess seems intractable since no one seems to think any language does it all perfectly. A CLOS-type system might be best. Who really knows? It is a huge problem and perhaps requires dictator-style leadership (and that may not work either as multiple implementations must get on board.) > First class functions may be all the > rage with the kids these days, but I don't take that to mean OO is dead in > the water. It's just not new and exciting -- you simply depend on it > without thinking about it. ;) I use OOP frequently in JavaScript but it isn't usually the style in ES3 or class-based like proposed ES4. It's the style I think is appropriate to the situation. That may draw a slight performance penalty but the code is certainly more robust than the ES3 style. > I've been deep into Objective-C lately. I sorely miss the closures, but the > "bendable" static typing sure works out elegantly. I've already gotten > through some pretty intense refactorings that "just worked" once they > compiled without warning. That *never* happens to me in JavaScript. Do > that a few times, suddenly I'm gaining confidence in my ability to refactor, > and before I know it the code doesn't feel so big and complicated anymore. > I'm not fearing the dark corners. It's a nice feeling. Different strokes :) Peter _______________________________________________ Es4-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es4-discuss
