[nodejs] Why net.createServer() and not new net.Server()?

[Alexander Teinum]

I’ve got a question about the Node API. It should be noted that I’m only familiar with its interface, and not so much with the inner workings. I’ve been wondering for some time why there are create functions for stuff like creating a server or creating a child process.

Wouldn’t it be cleaner to write “new net.Server()”? Perhaps it’s needed as a glue between the “C to JavaScript” layer? Or does it just look cool? :)

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Best regards,

Alexander Teinum

[r...@tinyclouds.org]

There was a reason for it long ago. Due to the way I structured the
C++ stuff constructors couldn't take arguments. This is no longer the
case and future API will use 'new' to construct servers and sockets.

[Alexander Teinum]

Nice. I look forward to that!

Aleaxander

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