Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#1

Post by tbassetto » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]
developer.apple.com

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#2

Post by Hovertruck » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:15 PM UTC

I find it strange that the "Global Scope Considerations" section uses Ruby-style inline comments (#) rather than actual JS inline comments (//).

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#3

Post by kreek » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:25 PM UTC

Most of the examples use C style curly braces, maybe Crockford needs to do an "Apple Tech Talk".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#4

Post by Aqua_Geek » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:25 PM UTC

For those who would prefer an HTML version: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Script...

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#5

Post by coyul » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:28 PM UTC

Hovertruck wrote: post #2

I find it strange that the "Global Scope Considerations" section uses Ruby-style inline comments (#) rather than actual JS inline comments (//).

I find it strange that you refer to comments starting with # as Ruby-style comments.

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#6

Post by scrod » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:48 PM UTC

Aqua_Geek wrote: post #4

For those who would prefer an HTML version: http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/Script...

Or the actual PDF itself, which lacks the Scribd™ value-added feature of banner ads on every page:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Scripti...

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

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Post by omgtehlion » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:52 PM UTC

> Just as you used the new

> operator to create an object, you should delete objects when you are finished withthem, like this:

> delete myObjectVariable;

What a bunch of crap? Have these guys even looked at the specs?

And chapter on inheritance really makes me cry...

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#8

Post by Apocryphon » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:56 PM UTC

kreek wrote: post #3

Most of the examples use C style curly braces, maybe Crockford needs to do an "Apple Tech Talk". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook

Or just read this? http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html

I guess Crockford is like K&R for JS's conventions.

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#9

Post by foobarbazoo » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 7:59 PM UTC

Man, what a piece of shit. Apple should pull this immediately.

Re: Apple JavaScript Coding Guidelines [pdf]

#10

Post by yalogin » Tue, Jul 05, 2011, 8:02 PM UTC

foobarbazoo wrote: post #9

Man, what a piece of shit. Apple should pull this immediately.

Good that I saw this before reading the pdf. Can you point me to a better resource?