On 1 June 2012 18:02, David Herman <dher...@mozilla.com> wrote: > I just take issue with the over-broad analogy to `with`. The problem with > `with` is that it's statically undecidable whether any variable in the body > is bound by the object or by something else in the scope chain. >
Yeah, at least, it is with JS's current `with`. > And I apologize for reacting so strongly. It's just that `with` is > anathema to many JS developers (for good reason!), and it's an easy smear > that gets used loosely to disregard proposals or even ES6 writ large. > Yes, sorry, I was _very_ slow to pick up on that connotation (I don't share a negative view of `with` as a _concept_; I agree about the issues with JS's old/current `with` and never use it because of them). The penny finally dropped when I was replying later to Brendan. Talk about causing inadvertent offense. Anyway, all clear now, and thanks again for listening! -- T.J.
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