Rationale for const not throwing in sloppy mode?

# Axel Rauschmayer (10 years ago)

Given that const is a new feature – shouldn’t an exception be thrown in non-strict mode if a const variable is being changed?

Given that `const` is a new feature – shouldn’t an exception be thrown in non-strict mode if a `const` variable is being changed?

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# Allen Wirfs-Brock (10 years ago)

On Nov 25, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Axel Rauschmayer wrote:

Given that const is a new feature – shouldn’t an exception be thrown in non-strict mode if a const variable is being changed?

yes it should see tc39/tc39-notes/blob/master/es6/2014-11/nov-18.md#43-assignment-to-a-const-static-error

On Nov 25, 2014, at 10:07 PM, Axel Rauschmayer wrote:

> Given that `const` is a new feature – shouldn’t an exception be thrown in non-strict mode if a `const` variable is being changed?

yes it should see https://github.com/tc39/tc39-notes/blob/master/es6/2014-11/nov-18.md#43-assignment-to-a-const-static-error 




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