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- Subject: Re: [Proposal] rawpairs()
- From: Tim Hill <drtimhill@...>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 11:52:56 -0800
> On Jan 26, 2016, at 7:50 AM, Soni L. <fakedme@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> pairs() is considered harmful, and can cause bugs: https://github.com/MightyPirates/OpenComputers/issues/1625
>
> Now, `for k, v in next, t do` is a bit less clear than `for k, v in pairs(t) do`, so my proposal is that we get a built-in rawpairs(), as `for k, v in rawpairs(t) do` is clear, and it'd be good for new users to not be confused when they see it but it fails on their interpreter with "attempt to call nil”.
>
Just rename the article “OpenComputers project considered buggy” and everything is ok.
—Tim
