Minimalist Classes

[Brendan Eich]

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. at foo. Breaks E4X but no matter -- I'm open to it, but it
>> -// is not essential to bikeshed here.
>> +// the long-hand obj. at 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. at 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 at name;
>> +    return @name === other. at 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
>>> 
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