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From: Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com>
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Subject: Re: array-like objects
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On 01/01/16 21:30, Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> Aleksandro wrote:
> ^^^^^^^^^^
> Your last name belongs there as well.
> 
>> On 01/01/16 15:11, Stefan Ram wrote:
>>>   So, the only thing we require for an object to be »array-like«
>>>   is a length property with an appropriate value?
>>
>> Sounds reasonable as Javascript is considered a duck typed language.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_typing
> 
> There is no “Javascript”.

Just for the record, what group are we in?

> _ECMAScript implementations_ are _not_ “duck typed language[s]”; instead, 
> most of them support dynamic type-checking (often misnamed “loose typing”).
> 
> “Duck typing” is a programming technique instead that can be used with 
> programming languages that support dynamic type-checking, but also with 
> other programming languages.