he doesn't need to fork V8, he simply needs to
delete Object.prototype.__proto__;

at startup time so I am getting real


On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 6:21 PM, Brendan Eich <brendan at mozilla.com> wrote:

> Andrea Giammarchi wrote:
>
>> if you consider Object.setPrototypeOf an API and __proto__ another one
>> then I consider all variants of __proto__ other APIs
>>
>
> As *I* just wrote, this counting old pre-ES6 __proto__ variations is
> unfair because ES6 can't affect browsers in the field. Knock it off.
>
>
>  As you said we cannot get rid of so standardizing an extra one on top
>> will create 5 different scenarios.
>>
>
> Old browsers die off. Stop evading my point. If you can't respond to it,
> then stop responding.
>
>
>  Old __proto__ will go away, same could be for __proto__ if ES6 will
>> propose only 1 API,
>>
>
> No, because your hair-splitting over variations in old __proto__ semantics
> does not alter the fact that __proto__ works so well that Microsoft needs
> to support it to gain market share.
>
> Hair-splitting about variations to inflate your count and make an added,
> _de novo_ API that no one wants, which is an ambient capability on Object,
> is bad and it won't happen.
>
>
>  Object.setPrototypeOf, which is new and then surely more consistent than
>> any other version of __proto__
>>
>
> No, it's misplaced and represents too much power in one place. The
> SES/non-SES mashup is just one example of this.
>
>
>  even with older browsers that supports __proto__ as non configurable and
>> inherited in Object.create(null) .
>>
>> Bear in mind the only reason I am here again is that node.js might decide
>> to drop __proto__ and without an alternative the server could miss a handy
>> opportunity, for whoever needs it, to promote inheritance in existent
>> objects.
>>
>
> Because @izs tweeted something you think Node is going to fork V8? Get
> real!
>
> /be
>
>
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he doesn't need to fork V8, he simply needs to `delete Object.prototype.__proto__;` at startup time so I am getting real.