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2 points by rocketnia 4080 days ago | link | parent

Here's a discussion I remember every time I think of whether or not to use + as an identifier character: http://arclanguage.org/item?id=10069 "Looks like the answer is to use & instead of +. I like the look of + better, but I can tell people are going to want to use it in names."


1 point by akkartik 4080 days ago | link

..which I've already taken off the table :)

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2 points by rocketnia 4080 days ago | link

I don't know what my point was in posting that link--I mulled over it for a long time before just posting what I'd typed in--and now I don't understand your reply. What did you take off the table, and when? ^_^;

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2 points by akkartik 4080 days ago | link

:) I assumed you were saying that wart wouldn't be able to include '+' in symbol names, but that was already true before this change. Wart has other constraints, but if you can use '&' for something you can also use '+'.

Does that trigger memories? Did I understand you right? Were you nostalgic for the good old days when wart symbols could include '+'? ^_^

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2 points by rocketnia 4080 days ago | link

"I assumed you were saying that wart wouldn't be able to include '+' in symbol names, but that was already true before this change."

Ah, point taken! You were already treating + as infix. Got it. ^_^

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