On 10/19/12 11:41 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
If I also take the time to declare every variable (or, as we've seen, most variables, since apparently not all require declaration under explicitVars), that's just extra stuff to revise while I'm also revising code. So I can see how it would be a benefit to some, but for me it just slows me down.
That's my style too. And I like short, concise code, and having all that extra stuff at the top of each handler just visually annoys me.
Typos are almost never a problem for me. I only type variable names once when I first write them. I have a custom frontscript that includes a whole lot of handy things, one of which is the ability to insert or replace the selection with whatever word I point at. When I need to use an existing variable, I just point at the original and hit a keyboard shortcut and the variable name goes into the script with no typing. If the handler is longer than the script window (very rare for me) then I use copy/paste or the replace dialog.
I've been doing this for years and I virtually never have a misspelled variable name. I do misspell other things, but the compiler tells me it can't find the handler, or that the line as written doesn't make sense.
The result is tight code that reads like a story without any interruptions in conceptualization. It seems to me that's the whole point of the language -- it eliminates all the extra cruft that other languages require. I suppose that's my HyperCard background coming through, but then again, HC set the bar.
I'd be interested in the results if someone sets up a poll to see how many people use explicit variables. I've always thought it was a minority but maybe that's not so.
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