ES3.1 Object static methods rationale document

[Allen Wirfs-Brock]

Just wait, "reify" may yet end up as the last name standing...

-----Original Message-----
From: es4-discuss-bounces at mozilla.org [mailto:es4-discuss-bounces at mozilla.org] On Behalf Of Brendan Eich
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 2:27 PM
To: David Flanagan
Cc: es4-discuss at mozilla.org es4-discuss
Subject: Re: ES3.1 Object static methods rationale document

On Jul 16, 2008, at 1:41 PM, David Flanagan wrote:

> Brendan, I think you were correct when you originally wrote:
>
>> lookup : define :: get : put.
>
> I think that lookupProperty is much nicer than describeProperty, since
> "lookup" captures the getter nature of the method in a way that
> "describe" does not.


Connotations are many, ambiguity without a noun phrase (not just
overloaded old "property") saying what's being "got" or "described"
or "looked up" is inevitable. This means the stolid, safe name
"getPropertyDescriptor" is least likely to confuse.

I see what you mean about describe in the context of setting a
description (depict in a graphics context is problematic too) --
thanks. Thesaurus doesn't include mental concept filtering, dammit.
I'm sure we'll get this right, but I'm also pretty sure "getProperty"
isn't the droid we are seeking.

/be
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