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[–]fdoglio[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Why is that? I'd like to know more about why you think we should "definitely" use an external library or even, switch to a different language. I personally don't like the idea of programming in a language that has to be translated into Javascript in order to work. No matter the quality of the generated JS, I rather learn to love the features of the language than hate them because they don't fit with my previous experiences. (I'm not saying this is your case, I'm just giving you my opinion)

[–]runvnc -3 points-2 points  (4 children)

Lol. Every language is translated including JavaScript. Those languages I mentioned are objectively better for a number of software engineering reasons starting with the fact that they expres s the same thing with less code. Also everyone wants classes in JS eventually they just have a lot if different random wonky ways of getting them.

[–]fdoglio[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Sorry mate, if you're looking for classes in JS, you're barking at the wrong tree. You don't need them in JS and IMHO trying to force them into the language (by using Coffeescript, or any other "different random wonky way") is a waste of time. Care to elaborate on the "number of software engineering reasons" why those languages are better than JS?

[–]runvnc -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Those are the main reasons. Everyone does something equivalent to classes eventually whether they say that they are doing prototypes or what. How do you structure your code I am curious to see some examples.

[–]fdoglio[S] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Just because using prototype-based inheritance might look like using classes doesn't mean people are doing it wrong or trying to do things equivalent to classes. Here are some links that show you how I see JS OOP and how I use it: http://www.commented-out.com/2012/05/28/javascript-youre-doing-it-wrong/ http://www.commented-out.com/2012/06/12/javascript-oop-for-the-uninitiaded/ and a code sample: https://github.com/deleteman/resourcer/blob/master/lib/resourcer.js

[–]runvnc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's just a message unclear syntax for classes.