Sep 27 meeting notes

[Brendan Eich]

On Sep 30, 2011, at 7:56 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:

> class Point extends SomeBaseClass {
>   // Constructor.
>   constructor(this.x, this.y) {
>     class.lastPoint = this;
>   }
> 
> class:
>   // Constant on class.
>   const ZERO = new Point(0, 0);
> 
>   // Data property on class.
>   var lastPoint = undefined; // or let
> 
>   // Nested class (data property on class whose value is a class).
>   class Foo {
>     ...
>   }
> 
> prototype:
>   // Function on class.
>   class add(a, b) {
>     return a.add(b);
>   }

Oops, misread this -- or didn't read it at all! Arv's right, this is too confusing. Anyway, easy to fix in my counterproposal: remove the class prefix-keyword (which is never allowed) and move this "static add method" up into the class: section.

/be

> 
>   // Constant on prototype: not supported
>   // Data property on prototype: not supported
> 
>   // Function on prototype.
>   add(other) {
>     return new Point(this.x + other.x, this.y + other.y);
>   }
> }
> 
> Supporting a prototype: label to allow alternation for minimal change under maintenance is plausible.
> 
> For now I think we should minimize and future-proof by forbidding data declarations in the prototype section (the default, implicit section without any label).
> 
> /be
> 
> 
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