On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 11:14:31AM +0200, Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Henry Vermaak wrote: > >On Mon, Jul 16, 2018 at 03:02:42PM +0200, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal wrote: > >>Santiago A. <s...@ciberpiula.net> schrieb am Mo., 16. Juli 2018, 13:41: > >> > >>> I have some suggestions of change to freepascal syntax, just to debate > >>> > >>> (All are backward compatible) > >>> > >>> - Declaring variables inside blocks, and loop variables > >>> > >>-> reduces readability -> no interest > > > >How can it reduce readability? You move variables closer to where they > >are used, therefore reducing clutter in the main "var" section. > > Pascal separates declaration from implementation. This proposal changes > that, it mixes implementation with declaration.
No, it will still separate the declaration, but just on the block level. For example: for i := 0 to n - 1 do var foo: integer = 0; begin // ... end; > When you look for a variable, you know it is in the declaration block. > If you need to start scanning the code, this is a major nuisance. If you're in a block, you look at the "var" section of the block first, then move up a block and repeat. Calling it "a major nuisance" is needless hyperbole. In the above code, why do I want to see foo in the main "var" block of the function? It's just noise there, reducing readability. > I can't count the misunderstandings in Javascript due to this 'feature'. This feature makes you properly reduce scope of variables, I seriously haven't met anyone that thinks this is a bad idea. It's standard programming practise in every language I've worked. Henry _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
