Protected fields

[kobezzza]

What about protected fields, ie fields and methods can be used within a class and his children, but can't be used from the outside?

[zenparsing]

Protected fields might be a future extension.

Personally, I don't care to ever see protected access.

[indolering]

Protected fields might be a future extension.

I'm worried that not addressing the protected API will lead to a less coherent syntax.

Personally, I don't care to ever see protected access.

Really? I'm working on a plugin system right now and I find myself grasping for a protected API. Any essential readings on the topic?

[littledan]

See https://github.com/tc39/proposal-private-fields/blob/master/DECORATORS.md for discussion of how this proposal can extend to protected fields through use of decorators