Re: Language RFC Summary 4th August 2000

[Dan Sugalski]

At 04:00 AM 8/5/00 +1000, Damian Conway wrote:
>    > It definitely is, since formats do things that can't be done in modules.
>
>Such as???

Well, the easy binding of variables for later use. When one declares a 
format, variables in it are saved for later use without needing refs. 
Formats are sort of like a quote where the variables are referenced rather 
than interpolated when defined, with the values pulled (and possibly 
altered) when the quote is used.

>    > If they yank formats out (which is just dandy by me) that means
>    > that some means of providing format's functionality needs has to
>    > be designed in.
>
>I'm working on it.

:) I promised Kirrily that I'd race you in the RFC count...

                                        Dan

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