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30 Jun 2024 23:57:31 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Next Generation SDL Brainstorming  
From: clipka
Date: 31 Mar 2009 13:00:01
Message: <web.49d24bf8ad594047f708085d0@news.povray.org>
Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
> On 3/29/2009 10:17 AM, clipka wrote:
> > This would require some alternative way of indicating whether the variable is to
> > have global or inc/macro scope (#declare vs. #local); I guess we wouldn't want
> > to ditch the #declare but keep the #local.
>
> How about predeclaring variables, but not declaring assignment (if I'm
> wording that right)?
>
> That is,
>
> #declare / #local b;
> b = 5;

I think the next generation SDL should impose very low formalism overhead on the
user (but not so on the "grammar" itself, which should be very well-defined, and
follow a clear pattern for every possible "sentence")


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