Re: tools for programming applets
On 05/23/2011 02:44 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
In message<irckka$plt$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
On 05/22/2011 10:17 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
JavaScript itself has had no more fundamental changes than Java has had.
As far as I can see, the only truly new things (i.e., not present in any
implementation for some time) were the introduction of functional
methods to Array, i.e., arr.forEach, arr.filter, etc.
Functions as first-class objects.
Nope, that's original in JavaScript.
So are you beginning to understand that it???s not JavaScript playing catch-up
to Java?
/me sighs.
1. It's not JavaScript playing catchup. The language itself has had no
significant change (I'm pretty sure generators are not part of ES5, only
ES:harmony...).
2. The features of the DOM are adding no functionality that Java itself
does not have.
3. "Catch-up" does not imply removing features to achieve a convergence
of languages.
How about Swing?
How about it?
That you completely cut off all context of where I explained this.
Sheesh, you're getting as bad as Mr.... I can't remember the original
text he wrote, but I'm sure this will convince him to drop by ;-)
--
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not
tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth
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