On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 1:35 AM, Jason H <jhihn@gmx.com> wrote:
Thank for all the feedback so far, even if it's not the most enthusiastic response to the ideas.
One thing I missed, and I don't know how I could (total face-palm) is: 4. Other list methods: i.e. and specifically: [].push(item) vs [].append()
Like [].join, this is simply adding a duplicate spelling for something that already exists. That means that everyone who reads Python code would have to know both forms. That's not a good use of programmer time. And unlike [].join, it's purely a duplicate keyword, not giving you even the benefit of writing something in either order. So I'm definitely -1 on this. Have you considered making JS more like Python instead of the other way around? You can mess with core data types in JS, adding methods to them. For example: String.prototype.join = function(arr) { return arr.join(this); } var strings = ["Hello", "world"]; console.log(" ".join(strings)); That doesn't require any core language changes, and will cover most of your issues. (You can simply choose to always use quoted strings for JS keys, for instance.) You can't implement #comment but you can do all the rest. Try that for a while, and then see how people like it who collaborate with you. That's really the key. ChrisA