Why I can't name my event as 'constructor'?

[unclechu]

_.extend({}, Backbone.Events).on('constructor', function () {});

Throws exception:

TypeError: handlers.push is not a function

Is it a bug?
I can reproduce it in developer console on backbonejs.org site.

[Florian-R]

FWIW, this is not the same bug but somehow related to #1495, which was closed as wontfix.

[megawac]

This can be fixed by ensuring the handler is an array.

var handlers = _.isArray(events[name]) ? events[name] : (events[name] = []);

Thoughts @jridgewell @akre54

[akre54]

Eh. I think our short circuit pattern is fairly common in JS. The advice around edge cases in #1495 applies here too.

[jridgewell]

Can we just drop IE8 now? Hell, even IE8 can do a prototype-less object with black magic.

[akre54]

What you got in mind? Object.create everywhere?

[mr47]

@jridgewell my god.

[megawac]

Hell, even IE8 can do a prototype-less object with black magic.

You're not kidding, I'm pretty sure that ActiveXObject is literally a gate to hell

[akre54]

That's insane

[jridgewell]

That's insane

Cliched genius and madness quote. 😉