Why you should use my new way to convert to an array

new-convert-to-array.js

// The data
var items = document.getElementsByTagName('p');

// The old way
var arr = Array.prototype.slice.call(items);

// Pros:
// - Doesn't need a helper method that loops through stuff
//
// Cons:
// - Verbose
// - Doesn't work in IE 8 or lower

// The new way
var arr = Array.apply([], items);

// Pros:
// - Doesn't need a helper method that loops through stuff
// - Reasonably concise
// - Works in IE 7 and 8 at least
//
// Cons:
// - None that I can think of! Take that, old way! (jsPerf test pending.)

// Awesome new way brought to you by Ryan O'Hara (minitech)

Argh. Right. And yes, null is better, [] is left over from other experiments.

@js-coder: Still doesn't work in IE, though - that's what I'm trying to fix in a non-frustrating way.