[Javascript] Firefox Prototyping -or does it?!

[Ian]

On 02/04/2012 16:13, Hassan Schroeder wrote:
> On 4/2/12 2:32 AM, Ian wrote:
> 
>>> you'll not be able to prototype on js objects anymore
> 
>> Again, I ask, do you have any reference to an announcement by Mozilla?
>> Is there a justification for this.  Should I care?
> 
> The 'prototype' property is an essential part of JavaScript -- take it
> away and it's some other language (or no language). If in doubt, read
> http://www.ecma-international.org/publications/files/ECMA-ST/Ecma-262.pdf :-)
> 
> 
> So the stated premise implies that either
> 
> 1) the Mozilla developers decided to deliberately kill their flagship
>    product by rendering an essential component unusable, and didn't
>    tell anyone because they were too busy high-fiving each other on
>    what an AWESOME piece of performance art that was, or
> 
> 2) the Mozilla developers accidentally broke an essential component of
>    their product, released it, and NO ONE NOTICED. Well, one guy did.
> 
>    Because, you know, hardly any web sites use JavaScript. And it's not
>    like the "product" is open source so anyone can follow the commit
>    histo.. oh, wait.
> 
> Mmmmmm... Let me get a coin to flip....
> 

Hi,

Reading back through my previous posts I have decided I appear to be
stupid to rest of you ;)  I know about protoyping and know it is part of
the spec.  I just couldn't see how Mozilla had taken it away without
breaking anything!

Regards

Ian
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