David,
Who cares whether it is ambiguous to a compiler (obviously, it
shouldn't be). The thing that is important here is whether it is
ambiguous to the poor guy who must read or write this stuff. If
prefixing is required, and all variables not prefixed are local, then
we have no ambiguity for the compiler or the interpreter or that poor
guy that I was looking at in the mirror. Then, we can have as many
environments as we are willing to import or make EXPLICIT by whatever
means, and the compiler can optimize the heck out of the code. Of
course, some poor guy will have to type a few more characters, and the
result will be unambiguous and highly maintainable code that will be
both initially fast and highly optimizable. Have I missed something
here, or is it so important to give power to experts who want to write
a whole program in one line, that we will obfuscate our way into
oblivion.
Everett L.(Rett) Williams II
David Manura wrote:
There's nothing inherently ambiguous to a compiler here.
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