Re:JavaScript's sweet spot
by scubaguy on Monday November 07, 2011 @08:48AM
(#3206195)
Android (VM based language) has the following API:
public View getDropDownView (int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
convertView - the old view to reuse, if possible. Note: You should check that this view is non-null and of an appropriate type before using. If it is not possible to convert this view to display the correct data, this method can create a new view.
The presence of the unintuitive 'convertView' object is caused by the underlying VM and the unpredictable GC nature. This demonstrates that implementation complexity can lead to a complex interface.
IMO the design of the interface is an implementation. A language that is complex to implement will lead to complex interfaces.
public View getDropDownView (int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent)
convertView - the old view to reuse, if possible. Note: You should check that this view is non-null and of an appropriate type before using. If it is not possible to convert this view to display the correct data, this method can create a new view.
The presence of the unintuitive 'convertView' object is caused by the underlying VM and the unpredictable GC nature. This demonstrates that implementation complexity can lead to a complex interface.
IMO the design of the interface is an implementation. A language that is complex to implement will lead to complex interfaces.