Comments on: JavaScript is Not Perfect http://justin.harmonize.fm/index.php/2009/01/javascript-is-not-perfect/ A cup of coffee and a soapbox is like a bottle of Jack and a gun. Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: justin http://justin.harmonize.fm/index.php/2009/01/javascript-is-not-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-110 justin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:46:44 +0000 http://justin.harmonize.fm/?p=140#comment-110 I haven't found + overloading to be a huge problem. Since there are so few types that support +, understanding how it works is usually not terribly difficult. Changing how + works is much harder, since there are no hooks into the underlying implementation in JavaScript.<br><br>Semi-colon insertion is definitely a weird JS quirk. Not a whole lot you can do about it though, except make sure you have semi-colons everywhere. JSLint (<a href="http://www.jslint.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.jslint.com/</a>) is a great tool for finding these types of bugs. I haven't found + overloading to be a huge problem. Since there are so few types that support +, understanding how it works is usually not terribly difficult. Changing how + works is much harder, since there are no hooks into the underlying implementation in JavaScript.

Semi-colon insertion is definitely a weird JS quirk. Not a whole lot you can do about it though, except make sure you have semi-colons everywhere. JSLint (http://www.jslint.com/) is a great tool for finding these types of bugs.

]]> By: BinnyVA http://justin.harmonize.fm/index.php/2009/01/javascript-is-not-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-106 BinnyVA Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:42:37 +0000 http://justin.harmonize.fm/?p=140#comment-106 Another problem with JS is the + overloading. It has caused a huge number of bugs in my apps. Also <a href="http://www.openjs.com/articles/semicolon_insertion.php" rel="nofollow">semi-colon insertion</a> is a potential problem - although I have not had any problem with it yet. Another problem with JS is the + overloading. It has caused a huge number of bugs in my apps. Also semi-colon insertion is a potential problem – although I have not had any problem with it yet.

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