Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:10:00 -0500, bearophile wrote: > retard: >>But the private modifier is something that comes from the object >>oriented approach.< > > Yes, I agree, adding "private" to recursive function attributes is a > cute nice borrowed from the OOP. It beats the other three alternatives > I've shown.
Beats? It has serious effects on various parts of the language. Documentation tools need to be aware of this. Requires compiler patch. You need to educate this to new users etc. Did I already mention it increases the complexity of a language that is already fighting featuritis. Bye, me
