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Javascript speedJavascript speedPosted Sep 3, 2008 4:27 UTC (Wed) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)In reply to: Javascript speed by gouyou Parent article: The Google Chrome comic book
On libraries, I'll agree...somewhat. It's only recently been taken seriously as a language, so library support is uneven. But I rather like Javascript's semantics; it's like a curly-braced Lisp.
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Javascript speed Posted Sep 3, 2008 20:09 UTC (Wed) by robertm (subscriber, #20200) [Link]
Only without all the parts that make Lisp different from all the other scripting languages out there: a useful code/data correspondence; lexically scoped non-local returns; an object system based on generic functions instead of message passing; resumable exceptions; dynamically-scoped variables.
Javascript speed Posted Sep 3, 2008 21:40 UTC (Wed) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047) [Link]
Fair enough. Still, it's got closures and good function/object polymorphism.
Javascript speed Posted Sep 4, 2008 8:05 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
And macros. Don't forget macros. (I suppose this is a consequence of
the 'useful code/data correspondence' that you did mention.)
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