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I can't help but feel like the anti-native-extensions point of view is short sighted. Why shouldn't we have optimized implementations of algorithms that we can
by lotyrin 11y ago
I can't help but feel like the anti-native-extensions point of view is short sighted.
Why shouldn't we have optimized implementations of algorithms that we can share across various languages?
- e12e 11y agoI generally agree with you sentiment -- but with js being within an order of magnitude of C -- it seems the likelihood of incompatibilities between the js version (that could run in rhino, nodejs and the browser for in-place use of sass over css) outweigh the benefits of maintaining a C version (especially as specifications evolve, and need to be ported to C). Then again, having (at least) two implementations is one way to test compatibility and nail down unclear specs...