[e-lang] Bug: Non-composability of __getPropertySlot

[Kevin Reid]

On Jul 22, 2006, at 21:50, Mark S. Miller wrote:
> ... Although it has problems, I'd like to keep the getFoo  
> convention. The main problem I've personally encountered with it is  
> when an object wants to provide an accessors for getting its Foo  
> guard or auditor. If this method were named getFoo, it would imply  
> that we're getting something we'd describe as a "foo" rather than a  
> "Foo". ...
>
> Perhaps GetFoo for such cases? Yuck; but I have no better suggestion.

Yes, yuck. It is too clever: it only makes sense when you know the  
context.

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Kevin Reid                            <http://homepage.mac.com/kpreid/>