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                                            Ranando D Washington-King

A new proposal, maybe late maybe not.

> Fields aren’t a conceptual conflict - it’s a new concept. Indeed, fields are a new concept, but that concept is in conflict with the existing concepts of ES that...

A new proposal, maybe late maybe not.

> "own properties" exist; and many paradigms exist that don't use class or prototypes at all. ... and we don't disagree here. Never have. However, if we ignore the fact...

A new proposal, maybe late maybe not.

Much like different browsers implement JS in slightly different ways, C++ has also been implemented in slightly different ways over the decades. This is something that used to work with...

A new proposal, maybe late maybe not.

Just as a note: The main reason for allowing such a thing is to handle cases where the base class knows how to contain and move information, but doesn't know...

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

@jridgewell Has TC39 considered the possibility that the collection of demands being pushed by the various board members may have lead to this controversial design, and maybe it's these demands...

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

@ljharb > I’m not sure what “checking” you’re looking for. Put simply, I like playing best when all the cards are on the table. Design by committee is almost as...

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

In the interest of fairness, I don't think you really want me to answer that.

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

I think I thought of a non-volatile way to explain my answer. Suppose someone (the contractee) hired a committee to build the best possible house for that person's use. The...

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

@bakkot Where appropriate, be facetious more often. That was funny. True, people can suggest stupid things. However, what if the design called for 2.5 feet wide doorways and the contractee...

Treating the `#` as part of a `.#` operator instead of as part of a field name `#foo`.

By the way, I never asked for all constraints to be enumerated up front. It's natural that some of them will not be discovered until later. However, I did ask...