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Why there are no compound assignment operators for logical operators (such as ||, && etc)?
According to ECMA-262, part 11.13, following is the exhaustive list of compound assignment operators: *= /= %= += -= <<= >>= >>>= &= ^= |=.
According to the part 11.11, var c ...
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Why does JavaScript count array lengths by the last index?
JavaScript seems to calculate the array length property by the number of the last index in the array rather than counting the number of items in the array. Example:
var testArray = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
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4answers
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Could a programming language work as well without statements?
As programming in JavaScript, I've noticed everything that can be done with statements and blocks can be done with expressions alone. Can a programming language work fine with only expressions? And, ...
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Language Design: Are languages like Python and CoffeeScript really more comprehensible?
The "Verbally Readable !== Quicker Comprehension" argument on http://ryanflorence.com/2011/case-against-coffeescript/ is really potent and interesting. I and I'm sure others would be very interested ...
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2answers
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I want to create a new language [duplicate]
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How do I create my own programming language and a compiler for it
I want to create a new general purpose language that will compile to JavaScript and I'd like to be able ...
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4answers
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What's wrong with JavaScript [closed]
There is a lot of buzz around Dart recently, often questioning Google motivations and utility of Dart as replacement for JavaScript.
I was searching for rationale of creating Dart rather than ...
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4answers
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What exactly undefined means in JavaScript? Why it's there? What usages it has? How it could be useful?
In JavaScript, we have something called undefined. I said something, because I really don't know if it's a base class, or a built-in variable, or a keyword, or anything else. I just know that it's ...
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1answer
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Is a partially familiar scripting language desirable?
Given that a program (under development) needs a scripting language, and that for various reasons it's not possible to use an off-the-shelf one as is, I'm considering basing it on the syntax and some ...
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1answer
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Why are Javascript for/in loops so verbose?
I'm trying to understand the reasoning behind why the language designers would make the for (.. in ..) loops so verbose. For example:
for (var x in Drupal.settings.module.stuff) {
alert("Index: " ...
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7answers
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Long Keywords like `function` and `namespace`
In many English-based programming languages like C++ and JavaScript, there exist long keywords like function, namespace, exception (in OCaml languages) and such. Do you think shorter keywords like ...
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Could you blend java and javascript?
As a developer who spends most of my time in either Java or Javascript these days, I have this fantasy about a language that blends the two of them together. I'm always missing something from one or ...
