On Sunday, July 7, 2024, Michael Nolan <htf...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 7, 2024 at 4:13 AM Pavel Stehule <pavel.steh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > but looks so there are false alarms related to using an alias. It is > interesting so I have not any report about this issue, so probably using > aliases is not too common today. > > I'm not sure why there's a warning about using an alias. 43.3.1 says > to use them for improved readability. > > Mostly because you should just name variables correctly the first time. It improves readability if you use $n parameter names, which you should not. As noted in 43.3.2, sometimes you don’t have a choice, though new and old aren’t usually problematic enough to warrant aliasing.
David J.
