Objects do not have a prototype

[mattapperson]

Native objects (for example the Widget in the Widget example) do not have a prototype. Not a deal breaker, but we go back to the whole "jot really JS objects" bit

[yuchi]

This is way more fun than it looks!

/cc @omorandi Let’s solve it once for all.

[yuchi]

Here’s the (old) related Hyperloop appcelerator/hyperloop#92
(didn’t even had to search for it, I remembered the issue number…)

[mattapperson]

@yuchi that just means you need more of a life outside of programing :P

[yuchi]

I have one! I’m into this ‘developing’ thing also!

[mattapperson]

Hey im not complaining... if anything you need to get some more coding done so we can kick this Ti.Next thing out the door :P

[omorandi]

Keeping @yuchi's life aside, I think this can be a non-issue. The fact that in the widget example the widget object doesn't have a prototype only means that it wasn't programmed to have one.
The issue @yuchi is referring in hyperloop was in a completely different context of HL target code being generated in a (wrong) way where the prototype chain was messed up.
In other words, it's not a HAL problem if injected objects don't have a prototype. It's rather a HAL programmer's responsibility to make it so.

[mattapperson]

@omorandi its not a high priority issues... but I do think it is an issue. HAL and HL should be able to support prototypes. This is an expected part of the JS language.

[omorandi]

I agree on this, but I only wanted to point out that it's not strictly a HAL issue.

[mattapperson]

thats fair

[yuchi]

@omorandi couldn't have said it better.

The biggest challenge is not having a working prototype, but having a sane prototype chain.