Comments on: Icky? Using strings to add legacy features in languages http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:06:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nathan Reynolds http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40896 Nathan Reynolds Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:35:51 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40896 You're not adding extra capabilities to the language, you're only asking the parser to be stricter with its rules. It's a debugging aid. You’re not adding extra capabilities to the language, you’re only asking the parser to be stricter with its rules. It’s a debugging aid.

]]> By: Simon http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40868 Simon Tue, 26 May 2009 21:52:37 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40868 You know, what you need is something like an XML DOCTYPE for Javascript, that puts the engine into strict mode, but doesn't open the door to the kind of abuse you're talking about... You know, what you need is something like an XML DOCTYPE for Javascript, that puts the engine into strict mode, but doesn’t open the door to the kind of abuse you’re talking about…

]]> By: Leo Horie http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40867 Leo Horie Tue, 26 May 2009 21:18:56 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40867 I wonder what exactly is the point of going through all this trouble to avoid syntax errors, if programs won't actually be backward-compatible anyways... (I mean, who in their right mind would code things twice like "let x;";var x; ?) I wonder what exactly is the point of going through all this trouble to avoid syntax errors, if programs won’t actually be backward-compatible anyways… (I mean, who in their right mind would code things twice like “let x;”;var x; ?)

]]> By: fearphage http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40866 fearphage Tue, 26 May 2009 19:08:46 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40866 I've read about "use strict" but not about any of the others. Where'd you see "use cajita" for instance? @unscriptable: All browsers are note being replaced with faster engines. Let me present to you exhibit IE8. It's faster than IE7 but still slower than every (literally every single solitairy) browser out now. I’ve read about “use strict” but not about any of the others. Where’d you see “use cajita” for instance?

@unscriptable: All browsers are note being replaced with faster engines. Let me present to you exhibit IE8. It’s faster than IE7 but still slower than every (literally every single solitairy) browser out now.

]]> By: Jeff Haynie http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40865 Jeff Haynie Tue, 26 May 2009 18:33:40 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40865 OMG that's just not right... OMG that’s just not right…

]]> By: unscriptable http://almaer.com/blog/icky-using-strings-to-add-legacy-features-in-languages/comment-page-1#comment-40864 unscriptable Tue, 26 May 2009 17:03:50 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/?p=2419#comment-40864 Totally agree. I'm hoping this is a short-term remedy. Let's all hope the current generation of browsers is replaced a lot faster than the previous generation! (so it really can be a short-term remedy) Totally agree. I’m hoping this is a short-term remedy. Let’s all hope the current generation of browsers is replaced a lot faster than the previous generation! (so it really can be a short-term remedy)

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