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  1. Received: by cheltenham.cs.arizona.edu; Tue, 4 May 1993 14:34:03 MST
  2. Date: 29 Apr 93 18:47:55 GMT
  3. From: cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!msuinfo!uchinews!ellis!goer@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Richard L. Goerwitz)
  4. Organization: University of Chicago
  5. Subject: Re: var paramters
  6. Message-Id: <1993Apr29.184755.6046@midway.uchicago.edu>
  7. References: <9304281953.AA17496@enlil.premenos.sf.ca.us>, <Apr29.152206.77716@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU>
  8. Sender: icon-group-request@cs.arizona.edu
  9. To: icon-group@cs.arizona.edu
  10. Status: R
  11. Errors-To: icon-group-errors@cs.arizona.edu
  12.  
  13. >From the programmer's point of view, the fact that it's a var parameter
  14. >should be obvious from reading the call site, so that I can see which
  15. >parameters are going to get cronged.
  16.                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  17.  
  18. I guess this is why I like to avoid these sorts of side-effects.
  19.  
  20. -- 
  21.  
  22.    -Richard L. Goerwitz              goer%midway@uchicago.bitnet
  23.    goer@midway.uchicago.edu          rutgers!oddjob!ellis!goer
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