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Right, but it exists and looks correct and runs and won’t trigger any kind of error if you write code that uses it. This is what we call a ‘foot gun’.
by jameshart 1y ago
Right, but it exists and looks correct and runs and won’t trigger any kind of error if you write code that uses it.
This is what we call a ‘foot gun’.
- hombre_fatal 1y agoOn the other hand, you notice it the second you go use the software you just wrote to ensure it works. So it’s more like a foot dollar store water gun.
- const_cast 1y agoNo, it's a proper footgun, same as dereferencing a nullptr in C++. You'll notice that too - doesn't mean it's not a footgun. And, in fact, most C++ compilers today will actually warn you when you derefernence a nullptr in a stupid, obvious way. Evidently, JS has not caught up to this incredibly sophisticated technology /s.
- jameshart 1y agoJS has caught up - it has a sophisticated compilation and linting ecosystem called ‘TypeScript’. Which at least will tell you you’re using a deprecated API, but won’t overcome the dumb API naming choices JavaScript blindly imported from Java
- const_cast 1y agoWe've come full circle. The build systems for JS, a scripting language, make C++ compilation look trivial. And, unfortunately, that's reflected in the compile times.