On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky at mit.edu> wrote:

> On 2/20/14 11:16 AM, Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
>
>> Nope, it means that the length of the argument list is less than two,
>> hence an argument corresponding to 'deleteCount' was not passed.
>>
>
> OK.  In that case, I think this term _really_ needs to be defined. Ideally
> with links to the definition whenever it's used.
>
>
>  So, "is not present" is how handling of missing arguments is "otherwise
>> specified".
>>
>
> This is really confusing action-at-a-distance that I think we should make
> more explicit.  At the very least, something needs to make it clear that an
> "is not present" test is in fact an "otherwise specified" for purposes of
> this section.
>
>
>  I always thought "not present" was sufficiently descriptive, in
>> combination with the missing args default to undefined rule, that it
>> didn't need further definition.
>>
>
> It's confused at least me and one other person so far...


You're not alone:
https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2013-May/030928.html


Rick
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On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Boris Zbarsky <bzbarsky at mit.edu> wrote:

> It's confused at least me and one other person so far...


You're not alone:
https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/es-discuss/2013-May/030928.html