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Re: Read url into a string?

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From Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de>
Organization PointedEars Software (PES)
Date 2011-11-24 22:31 +0100
Subject Re: Read url into a string?
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
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Zlatko Đurić wrote:

> Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
>> The flaws of this code are many:
>>
>> - Bogus XHR() feature test
>> - Missing XMLHTTP selection
>> - Missing non-XHR()-non-MSXML branch
>> - Unnecessary synchronous request blocking the client window/tab
>> - Missing status check
>> - Insufficient code style
> 
>> PointedEars
> 
> Thanks, pointy :)

That form of address is reserved for closer acquaintances.

> […]
> Now that we're at it, can you help me grow and explain the things I left
> quoted?

Yes.

> I understand some of it, but I'd like to hear more.

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PointedEars
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Prototype.js was written by people who don't know javascript for people
who don't know javascript. People who don't know javascript are not
the best source of advice on designing systems that use javascript.
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Read url into a string? SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 14:09 -0800
  Re: Read url into a string? Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-11-23 15:00 -0800
    Re: Read url into a string? SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 15:28 -0800
    Re: Read url into a string? Zlatko Đurić <zladuric@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 00:29 +0100
      Re: Read url into a string? SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 15:34 -0800
      Re: Read url into a string? SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 15:37 -0800
      Re: Read url into a string? SpreadTooThin <bjobrien62@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 16:35 -0800
        Re: Read url into a string? Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2011-11-23 18:02 -0800
      Re: Read url into a string? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-24 21:27 +0100
        Re: Read url into a string? Zlatko Đurić <zladuric@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 22:13 +0100
          Re: Read url into a string? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-11-24 22:31 +0100
            Re: Read url into a string? Zlatko Đurić <zladuric@gmail.com> - 2011-11-24 23:08 +0100
      Re: Read url into a string? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2011-11-25 15:59 +0100
  Re: Read url into a string? "Evertjan." <test@abc.invalid> - 2011-11-26 13:44 -0400

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