As an aside:
- Static methods in Java always felt like a hack, because Java’s creators
couldn’t bring themselves to support first-class functions.
- Thus: I would much prefer to put Object.* methods into a module (once we have
those). The same holds for “class methods” such as Math.*. There Math is used
for namespacing and not really a class.
> From my view, JS-of-today is no less prototype-based than what Axel is
> proposing, it just wires things up a bit differently. Or is there something
> I'm missing?
I agree. However: Prototypes are already *the* core mechanism with regard to JS
inheritance, they are what stays after an instance has been created, they are
actually used for instanceof tests, etc. PaCs put more emphasis on them, that’s
all. I find they really shine when it comes to subclassing. You have to work
harder with constructor functions (super-references will help a little,
though). See code below. To me, the prototypes are at the core of what is
happening in subclassing.
== Prototypes as classes ==
// Superclass
var Person = {
constructor: function (name) {
this.name = name;
},
describe: function() {
return "Person called "+this.name;
}
};
// Subclass
var Worker = Person <| {
constructor: function (name, title) {
Person.constructor.call(this, name);
this.title = title;
},
describe: function () {
return Person.describe.call(this)+" ("+this.title+")"; // (*)
}
};
== Constructor functions ==
// Superclass
function Person(name) {
this.name = name;
}
Person.prototype.describe = function() {
return "Person called "+this.name;
};
// Subclass
function Worker(name, title) {
Person.call(this, name);
this.title = title;
}
Worker.prototype = Person.prototype <| {
constructor: Worker,
describe: function() {
return Person.prototype.describe.call(this)+" ("+this.title+")";
}
};
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Dr. Axel Rauschmayer
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twitter.com/rauschma
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