Hi Matt,

mattschinkel wrote:
> I suppose ALIAS is only a jallib prefrence over var volitile.

Hmmm, sound to me as if you think one is an 100% alternative for the 
other? That is not the case. I'm afraid you haven't fully understood the 
meaning of 'volatile'.  The device files have many occurences of var 
volatile, where alias is totally inappropriate! Chapter 7 of the JalV2 
manual describes the purpose of volatile.

[Joep]
> However, an extensive reference, with examples and tricks is an other story!

Programming may look like (black) magic for many people, but it is an 
ordinary craft. I would prefer the word 'techniques' in stead of 
'tricks' when describing perfectly normal/legal ways to perform 
operations in a certain programming language.

> What is the right way to go about building this extensive ref? through
> kyle, or on our own?

You have probably in mind a "JalV2 Programmer's Guide", which is 
something else than a "JalV2 Language Reference Manual".  The latter 
describes the rules, the first describes how to apply rules  (write a 
program that obeys the rules).
And I think a Programmer's Guide should preferrably written by another 
author! But of course it can be in co-operation.

Regards, Rob.


-- 
Rob Hamerling, Vianen, NL (http://www.robh.nl/)

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