Subj : Re: ECMAScript standards committee
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : David Bradley
Date : Wed Oct 13 2004 03:50 am

Brendan Eich wrote:
> C++ shows how complexity in language design can't be hidden, 
> effectively, from most users.  It's not enough to say "don't use these 
> new features".  People use everything, in general, and the more complex 
> the tools, the worse they'll mess up.

And new language features often cause unexpected complexities. When I 
looked at the Self project that was one of the things they apparently 
learned from experience. New features need to be very carefully 
considered. Look at exceptions specifications in C++ as one example.

Will JS morph into something that is more than the majority of users 
need? Are the people wanting classes really wanting a different tool 
than JS? Is the user base of JS changing? It's probably a waste to 
mention it now, since I'm sure it's been debated and sided with adding 
classes given the draft spec.

David

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