On Thu, 28 Sep 2000 10:18:34 +0100, Tom Christiansen wrote:
>my is fine, but local
>should be changed to something like "temporary" (yes, that
>is supposed to be annoying to type) or "dynamic".
I like "temporary" best, because it says exactly what the purpose is:
temporary $x = $x+2;
This $$x is a temporary value. It's indeed long to type, which might
indeed be a Good Thing, because it discourages using it. I guess that is
what Tom means when he says that it "is supposed to be annoying to
type".
Other words, like "save" etc. say how it works, not what it's for.
That's a Bad Thing.
"dynamic" is a bit vague in meaning.
dynamic $x = $x + 2;
Huh?
--
Bart.
