Re:Asm.js: a strict subset of js for compilers – working draft
by kevingadd on Friday February 15, 2013 @02:06PM
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Adding a static type system to JavaScript would have, IMO, been a losing effort. You can take a look at ActionScript 3 for an example of the challenges that come up.
Once you've got a static type system, you need a GOOD static type system, and imposing one of those on JS without breaking backwards compatibility would have been an ordeal and complicated code tremendously.
Once you've got a static type system, you need a GOOD static type system, and imposing one of those on JS without breaking backwards compatibility would have been an ordeal and complicated code tremendously.