1. Re: we need official libs : Swap
Cuny, David wrote:
>Roderick Jackson wrote:
>
>> Mmm, I don't know about this. Were you already familiar
>> with some other language that incorporates this idea,
>> before you discovered Euphoria?
>
>Look at Python.
Thanks, I think I will.
>> "If it's not broke, (or at least causing trouble,)
>> why 'fix' it?"
>
>1. I have to create an intermediary variable who's *only* function is to act
>as an intermediary:
[...]
>2. I have to use indexes, which are less clear than direct assignment. In
>order to get around this, I have to set up constants to make the code more
>readable. The *only* reason they exist is because the intermediary variables
>exist:
[...]
>3. I have to use indexed sequences, which are slower than numerically typed
>variables.
But let me ask... does this situation actually cause trouble
for you, or would this new construct just be a nice convenience?
Rod
