Calling compatibility "profoundly un-pragmatic" is a new one for me.https://twitter.com/getify/status/804395867666927616 …
believing that the cost of maintaining compat is bigger than the cost of breakage is a pragmatic disagreement.
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i actually agree that JS is quite deft at dodging these bullets. i do not think that will be reality forever.
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we should discuss that in terms of specific tradeoffs, not in the abstract. Have something in mind?
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have a long list of things that are realities in JS that make teaching JS harder IME. should discuss (not on twitter) :)
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cool. "The Good Parts" (the theory, not the exact details) isn't a good enough teaching strategy?
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heh. my teaching strategy is literally the opposite of "the good parts". so i'm a bad person to answer that. ;-)
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you teach the entirety of JavaScript breadth-first?
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yes. me entire book series is dedicated to that mindset. and it resonates with lots of people.
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