I don't know why this is in a node discussion group. Obviously node is not going to change V8.
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Tim Smart <[email protected]> wrote: > Please don't, `__proto__` is great if not abused. Swapping out the > prototype of > an object is extremely useful. > > function MyEventEmitter () { > EventEmitter.call(this) > } > MyEventEmitter.prototype.__proto__ = EventEmitter.prototype > > Extremely easy inheritance and you don't have to mess with the constructor > property etc. Also allows you to do cool things with the default > constructors > without messing with their prototypes. > > var superArrayProto = { forEach : myCustomForEachFunction } > superArrayProto.__proto__ = Array.prototype > > function makeSuperArray (arr) { > arr.__proto__ = superArrayProto > return arr > } > > var superArray = makeSuperArray([]) > (myCustomForEachFunction === superArray.forEach) // true > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:35:59PM -0700, Andrew Kelley wrote: > > I'm sure this has been discussed before but I don't know where. > > > > Here are some facts: > > > > 1. Putting user data (and other kinds of data if you're not careful) > inside > > an object is a huge security problem. Domenic explains this quite well in > > the readme of his dict module: https://github.com/domenic/dict > > 2. Object.getPrototypeOf() is available as a perfect substitution for > > __proto__. It does exactly what you want, without the security risk. > > 3. Developers *will* use __proto__ if it is available, and they *will* > put > > user data in objects. > > > > Here is an opinion: > > > > DELETE IT FOREVER!! > > > > -- > > -- > > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
