Possession is nine points of the law. :)
I have big plans for name:: . More important, I am opposed to
assignment in tacits because they destroy the functional-programming
purity of the tacit language. You will need to build a broad consensus
before making such a change.
Henry Rich
On 9/14/2021 10:39 AM, Michal Wallace wrote:
what's up with this new `name::` syntax?
I have no problem with the concept, but I have a different suggestion for
what `name::` should mean: a verb that assigns the variable with that name.
That seems like a much more commonly wished-for thing (assignment in
trains) :
https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/System/Interpreter/Requests#Support_assignment_in_tacit_expressions
Could you use `name:.` instead for self-effacing names? It's even got a
mnemonic... The big colon followed by the diminutive period could indicate
the change in status.... :)
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