On 10 July 2014 08:03, Kacper Gutowski <mwgam...@gmail.com> wrote: I think the main problem isn't the length of variable's name but the > fact that regular variable is neither lexically scoped nor localized. >
This is exactly my concern. > Using ⍵⍵ might be confusing for Dyalog users where ⍺⍺ and ⍵⍵ are used > as functional arguments of dfn operators. But since GNU APL uses ⍶ > and ⍹ for those and it doesn't localize variables in dfns, using > repeated ⍺/⍵ for nested arguments doesn't sound that bad. Yes, this is precisely my opinion. It also translates well to the outer-outer arguments like ⍵⍵⍵. One might also consider something like ⍶⍶ to refer to an outer function argument as well. Regards, Elias
