Pjs
Languages and libraries
javascript class library
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How HN took it
3 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Small and elegant, does the job well
From 2 comments
normally all you'd need is a 2 liner utility method to facilitate inheritance. For the rest you can use js as it is with it's actual language features which maybe a little…
ale55andro on HNpjs certainly deserves props for being creative with the function passing, and variable context. I haven't seen that exact usage before. It seems every couple weeks javascript…
limeblack on HN
Useful wrapper that keeps prototypes accessible
From 1 comment
Because, for many things one wants to accomplish, prototype-based programming is so verbose and error-prone. Adding a simple class-based abstraction over top (which doesn't hide…
wvenable on HN
Objections
Confusing that MyClass() and new MyClass behave differently
From 1 comment
Pretty nice. Ends up being similar in structure to classes in coffeescript. The very last lines worry me a bit though: ``` // instantiate objects by calling the class MyClass()…
ricardobeat on HN
Adding class libraries to JavaScript is unnecessary
From 2 comments
It seems that everyone wants to add classes to Javascript. I understand that prototype-based programming is a bit of a change from class-based programming, but this is starting…
mathrawka on HNnormally all you'd need is a 2 liner utility method to facilitate inheritance. For the rest you can use js as it is with it's actual language features which maybe a little…
ale55andro on HN
Methods on prototype may be memory heavy for many instances
From 1 comment
Pjs may work for a small number of objects, but if you're dealing with a large number of intances from a single class Pjs is going to use much more memory than needed. That's…
bmuon on HN
Requests
Expose creation via P.create or P.inherit
From 1 comment
``` new MyClass('bacon', 'eggs') ``` is perfectly possible, or am I misunderstanding your sentence? How about exposing creation via `P.create`, `P.inherit` or something like it?
ricardobeat on HN
Questions
How does it differ from MooTools
From 1 comment
What are the differences between this and something like MooTools? What benefits does P.js offer? (Note: I was only introduced to MooTools today, so I have limited knowledge…
kibibyte on HN
Does it work with Node.js
From 1 comment
I'd use this. Does it work with node.js?
aurynn on HN
Alternatives named
MooTools
From 1 comment
Mootools does all kinds of stuff. This just allows you to create classes in a traditional way with inheritance and super afaik
Flam on HN
klass
From 1 comment
been using this one recently: https://github.com/ded/klass
leeoniya on HN
CoffeeScript classes
From 1 comment
Pretty nice. Ends up being similar in structure to classes in coffeescript. The very last lines worry me a bit though: ``` // instantiate objects by calling the class MyClass()…
ricardobeat on HN
Object.create prototypes
From 1 comment
Object.create has two parts: the "create a new object with this other object as its prototype" part and the "define properties" part. The first part can be easily reproduced in…
bmuon on HN