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On 05/23/2011 02:44 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> In message<irckka$plt$1@dont-email.me>, Joshua Cranmer wrote:
>
>> On 05/22/2011 10:17 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>
>>>> JavaScript itself has had no more fundamental changes than Java has had.
>>>> As far as I can see, the only truly new things (i.e., not present in any
>>>> implementation for some time) were the introduction of functional
>>>> methods to Array, i.e., arr.forEach, arr.filter, etc.
>>>
>>> Functions as first-class objects.
>>
>> Nope, that's original in JavaScript.
>
> So are you beginning to understand that it’s not JavaScript playing catch-up
> to Java?

/me sighs.

1. It's not JavaScript playing catchup. The language itself has had no 
significant change (I'm pretty sure generators are not part of ES5, only 
ES:harmony...).

2. The features of the DOM are adding no functionality that Java itself 
does not have.

3. "Catch-up" does not imply removing features to achieve a convergence 
of languages.

>> How about Swing?
>
> How about it?

That you completely cut off all context of where I explained this. 
Sheesh, you're getting as bad as Mr.... I can't remember the original 
text he wrote, but I'm sure this will convince him to drop by ;-)

-- 
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not 
tried it. -- Donald E. Knuth