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- Subject: Re: Reassigning control variables in loop body?
- From: David Kastrup <dak@...>
- Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:18:14 +0100
David Manura <dm.lua@math2.org> writes:
> That said, what's permissible is not always beneficial. That fact
> that you're unsure indicates that others reading your code are likely
> unsure as well.
Yup. C++ is a language where it is not a good idea to explore the
boundaries of _defined_ behavior because they are so intricate that
you'll confuse human readers, and possibly even the compiler.
Now here we are even messing around _beyond_ the boundary of good
definition (and style). Since with Lua the contention "a solution in
the spirit of the language will be obtuse/ugly" is even less valid, I'd
keep away from such constructs.
--
David Kastrup