"Serge D. Mechveliani" <mech...@botik.ru> writes: | Another note on the Spad language: | for a record | Foo(coef: Integer, exp: Integer, root: Integer), | its setting syntax by [1, 3, 2] :: Foo | is a bug farm. | Is not it? | The syntax like [coef := 1, exp := 3, root := 2]
the suggested syntax already has a valid meaning: it sets three variables and return a List Integer. It does not look like a better alternative to the current syntax. | | (replace `:=' with something appropriate) | is much more safe. And here the named fieds can be transposed, the | programmer will not need to remember the order of, say, 6 fields. | | Regards, | | ------ | Sergei | mech...@botik.ru ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ open-axiom-devel mailing list open-axiom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-axiom-devel