namespace.js
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SHOW HN2011
9points
10comments
#851of 1,097 in 2011
Top 78%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Single-minded, does one thing well
From 1 comment
I like it for how single-minded it is. Do one thing and do it well. Here's my one question (and it's not specific to namespace.js) How to do imports so I can avoid var obj = new…
calebmpeterson on HN
Tiny size is fine if it does the job
From 1 comment
Is it crazy to have such a tiny open source project? Not particularly. Who cares how much or how little code there is, if it does the job?
jrockway on HN
Objections
Overkill for something this small; a gist would suffice
From 1 comment
Not crazy but probably an overkill. I'd just post it as a gist.
reinhardt on HN
Requests
Clarify how to import nested namespaces without long dotted names
From 1 comment
I like it for how single-minded it is. Do one thing and do it well. Here's my one question (and it's not specific to namespace.js) How to do imports so I can avoid var obj = new…
calebmpeterson on HN
Questions
Is it crazy to have such a tiny open source project?
From 1 comment
I wish there was more uniformity with the way JavaScript libraries manage the global namespace. So, I stripped down the library I use to the bare essentials, and made it a…
mckoss on HN
Alternatives named
Upcoming JavaScript modules proposal (Harmony)
From 1 comment
Note that my colleague Dave Herman (on the TC39 committee; i.e. the JavaScript standards committee) is working on an official modules proposal for the next version of JavaScript,…
pcwalton on HN