> On May 28, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Greg Dove <greg.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> "I personally have never used length checking in Vector. Nor was runtime >> type checking on Vectors important to me. " > length checking is automatic in flash. I don't know that you 'use' it... it > is just there.
True. What I meant is that I never used fixed length Vectors. > In javascript I expect it would most often be switched off in all release > builds, but having it on by default provides another check of something > that could provide a vital clue to help people figuring out problems in > code. > So far each 'stronger typing' feature added in the last few months has > revealed potential issues or - most often - bad code that was working when > it should not Good points, and one that argues for the ability to have these checks while debugging and have the run-time code removed on release. > One thing about the mxml stuff is that it gets processed in a way that is > untyped. Agree. I do wish there was some way for MXML to be output “better” where minified vars could “just work” and types could be better inferred from the MXML files.
