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Brendan Eich (2013-12-29T13:42:40.000Z)

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David Bruant wrote:
> Le 29/12/2013 01:48, Brendan Eich a écrit :
>> David Bruant wrote:
>>> it's somewhat ironic that Array carries 'from' given it's the only 
>>> "class" that doesn't need it per case study for 3) above :-)
>>
>> But Array is the return type.
> It's always the return type of Array.from(x), but not the return type 
> of Array.from.call(Whatever, x).

Of course, but why is this a problem for the name? Collection.from for 
Collection extends Array carries the same connotation.

Let's stick to real problems! The name is not a problem, AFAICT.

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domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2014-01-08T22:20:47.749Z)

David Bruant wrote:
> It's always the return type of `Array.from(x)`, but not the return type 
> of `Array.from.call(Whatever, x)`.

Of course, but why is this a problem for the name? `Collection.from` for 
`Collection extends Array` carries the same connotation.

Let's stick to real problems! The name is not a problem, AFAICT.

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