Last followup for tonight:
$ git diff
diff --git a/minimalist-classes.js b/minimalist-classes.js
index 7d8195e..d6bdab2 100644
--- a/minimalist-classes.js
+++ b/minimalist-classes.js
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ class Monster {
public flair, // you should have 37 pieces of public flair
- constructor(name, health) {
- @name = name;
- @health = health;
+ // Yes, shorthand for @name = name given formal param name, etc. -- just as
+ // in CoffeeScript!
+ constructor(@name, @health) {
@flair = 0;
}
$ git commit -a -m"constructor(@foo) shorthand."
[master 7d1228f] constructor(@foo) shorthand.
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
/be
On Nov 2, 2011, at 7:02 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
> On Nov 2, 2011, at 7:00 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
>
>> Updated: https://gist.github.com/1332193
>>
>> $ git commit -a -m"Updates per conversations with @dflanagan and @allenwb."
>>
>> git diff output below. Exec. summary: prefix groups via { ... } and public
>> @-namespace population to avoid "this." sad-making verbosity.
>>
>> /be
>>
>> diff --git a/minimalist-classes.js b/minimalist-classes.js
>> index 18a7a8c..6f25144 100644
>> --- a/minimalist-classes.js
>> +++ b/minimalist-classes.js
>> @@ -188,8 +188,11 @@ class Monster {
>> // See the new sameName method for an example of infix and prefix @ in
>> action.
>> //
>> // David Flanagan suggests keeping the unary-prefix @foo shorthand, but
>> making
>> -// the long-hand obj.@foo. Breaks E4X but no matter -- I'm open to it, but
>> it
>> -// is not essential to bikeshed here.
>> +// the long-hand obj.@foo. Breaks E4X but no matter -- but the win is that
>> the
>> +// [no LineTerminator here] restriction on the left of unary-prefix @ is not
>> +// needed. Also the references don't grep like email addresses, which counts
>> +// with David and me. So I've incorporated David's suggestion. See
>> other.@name
>> +// etc. below.
>> //
>> // There is no const instance variable declaration. Non-writable instance
>> vars
>> // (properties to most people) are quite rare. Use ES5's
>> Object.defineProperty
>> @@ -203,15 +206,17 @@ class Monster {
>>
>> class Monster {
>>
>> - private name, health;
>> + private { name, health }, // can group a prefix, same for const and static
>> + public flair, // you should have 37 pieces of public flair
>>
>> constructor(name, health) {
>> @name = name;
>> @health = health;
>> + @flair = 0;
>> }
>>
>> sameName(other) {
>> - return @name === other@name;
>> + return @name === other.@name;
>> }
>>
>> private attackHelper(target) {
>>
>
> Quick followup:
>
> $ git diff
> diff --git a/minimalist-classes.js b/minimalist-classes.js
> index 6f25144..7d8195e 100644
> --- a/minimalist-classes.js
> +++ b/minimalist-classes.js
> @@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ class Monster {
>
> class Monster {
>
> - private { name, health }, // can group a prefix, same for const and static
> + private { name, health } // can group a prefix, same for const and static
> + // note comma optional after closing brace, as
> for
> + // method definitions
> +
> public flair, // you should have 37 pieces of public flair
>
> constructor(name, health) {
> $ git commit -a -m"More comma elision."
> [master 4f47332] More comma elision.
> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> /be
>
>> On Nov 1, 2011, at 6:56 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
>>
>>> On Nov 1, 2011, at 5:18 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Oct 31, 2011, at 6:57 PM, Jeremy Ashkenas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 'Evening, ES-Discuss.
>>>>>
>>>>> After poking a stick in the bees' nest this morning (apologies, Allen),
>>>>> and in the spirit of loyal opposition, it's only fair that I throw my hat
>>>>> in the ring.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is a proposal for minimalist JavaScript classes that enable behavior
>>>>> that JavaScripters today desire (as evidenced by libraries and languages
>>>>> galore), without adding any new semantics beyond what already exists in
>>>>> ES3.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://gist.github.com/1329619
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know what you think, and feel free to fork.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, I did fork, and I made a Rich Corinthian Leather version, for the
>>>> reasons given in the comments. In brief, I contend that over-minimizing
>>>> will please no one: class haters still gonna hate, while class lovers used
>>>> to batteries-and-leather-included will find the bare sheet metal poky and
>>>> painful.
>>>>
>>>> Love it or hate it, I'm ok either way :-P. But I do crave intelligent
>>>> responses.
>>>
>>> Handy link included: https://gist.github.com/1332193
>>>
>>> /be
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