Yep. And I always steer people away from instanceof. It's too unpredictable and often unnecessary.
I'm in agreement with Mikeal. As often as possible you should try to make node host objects behave like js objects. :Marco On Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:20:50 AM UTC-7, Jorge wrote: > > Object.create(null) objects are real JS objects and act like real JS > objects. > > On Jun 23, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Mikeal Rogers wrote: > > > process.env should be a real js object, or at least act like one. > > > > if we have to i'd say we make process.env a getter and build a real js > object from the C++ stub that is currently there. > > > > people should not be expected to know or distinguish between normal js > objects and crazy things from C++. > > > > -Mikeal > > > > On Jun 22, 2012, at June 22, 20124:58 PM, Ben Noordhuis wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Bert Belder <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> On Friday, June 22, 2012 6:27:49 PM UTC+2, Ben Noordhuis wrote: > >>>> > >>>> `process.env` is not a real JS object. it's a stub for a chunk of C++ > >>>> code. But by all means file an issue if you feel strongly about this, > >>>> we can probably fix it. > >>> > >>> > >>> I don't agree. People shouldn't rely on prototype methods of objects > that > >>> are used as hash tables. Same story for the http headers object, > parsed > >>> querystring arguments etc. > >> > >> Apparently Bert feels strongly about this. :-) > >> > >> -- > >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > >> Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "nodejs" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > On Saturday, June 23, 2012 12:20:50 AM UTC-7, Jorge wrote: > > Object.create(null) objects are real JS objects and act like real JS > objects. > > On Jun 23, 2012, at 2:04 AM, Mikeal Rogers wrote: > > > process.env should be a real js object, or at least act like one. > > > > if we have to i'd say we make process.env a getter and build a real js > object from the C++ stub that is currently there. > > > > people should not be expected to know or distinguish between normal js > objects and crazy things from C++. > > > > -Mikeal > > > > On Jun 22, 2012, at June 22, 20124:58 PM, Ben Noordhuis wrote: > > > >> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 7:22 PM, Bert Belder <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> On Friday, June 22, 2012 6:27:49 PM UTC+2, Ben Noordhuis wrote: > >>>> > >>>> `process.env` is not a real JS object. it's a stub for a chunk of C++ > >>>> code. But by all means file an issue if you feel strongly about this, > >>>> we can probably fix it. > >>> > >>> > >>> I don't agree. People shouldn't rely on prototype methods of objects > that > >>> are used as hash tables. Same story for the http headers object, > parsed > >>> querystring arguments etc. > >> > >> Apparently Bert feels strongly about this. :-) > >> > >> -- > >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > >> Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups "nodejs" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected] > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
