You are absolutely correct... That is if you are creating method names that include the type
Array.ofStrings() is certainly more clear than Array.ofType(String) but it has it's obvious negatives. We already have a concept in the language which is typeof so could even go with Array.typeOf(String) I'll also comment that I sort of dislike the sound of Array.new() *shrug* On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Shijun He <hax....@gmail.com> wrote: > See the screenshots for the "array of" search suggestion in search engine. > As a non-English native speaker, I'd like to say the search suggestion > of "array of" in non-english languages seems most come from the > programmers' input, so it shows how worldwide programmers think what > "array of" means ;) > > On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Matthew Robb <matthewwr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I agree with Rick on the general feeling with Array.of > > > > If arguing ambiguity I would argue a better method name for type guarded > > arrays would be Array.ofType > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Rick Waldron <waldron.r...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> > >> On Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Brendan Eich wrote: > >> > >> Rick Waldron wrote: > >> > >> But Array.of is not. Maybe Array.new is a good name. > >> > >> Array.of is unambiguous with the current ES specification > >> > >> > >> Array.new is ok too, though -- no problem with a reserved identifier as > >> a property name. It's darn nice for Rubyists. > >> > >> OTOH Array.of matches the preposition pattern used in Array.from. But I > >> don't think this trumps Array.new. > >> > >> > >> Nor do I, but I think it poses a problem for polyfilling (which is not a > >> silver bullet). > >> > >> +1 Array.new, but I still think Array.of sounds, feels and looks nicer > >> > >> Rick > >> > >> Cc'ing Dave for his thoughts. > >> > >> /be > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> es-discuss mailing list > >> es-discuss@mozilla.org > >> https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > >> > > >
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