When dealing with low_level_code, I'd love to have underscores in  
identifiers - not even just method names, but for variables, too.  
This could probably be achieved simply by using a different type  
table with $_ being an #xLetter in Scanner (not sure about the SmaCC- 
based Compiler).

However, I would also strongly suggest *not* to allow this as a  
standard. Apart from breaking old code file-ins, we would soon get  
tons of unreadable gibberish by C-trained newbies ;-)

Instead, when filing in, the compiler would interpret underscores as  
assignment, just as it is now. *Only* if specifically enabled by the  
filed-in code would it be switched to allow underscores in  
identifiers. Same goes for normal development - *unless* a class  
answer true when asked #allowUnderscoresInIdentifiers, underscores  
are compiled as assignments. The file-out code would take that into  
account to generate the code snippet enabling underscores in  
identifiers needed for later file-in.

How does that sound?

- Bert -

Am 19.11.2005 um 01:39 schrieb Andreas Raab:

> Can we please consider the consequences of doing that (like  
> potentially breaking lots of code from fileIns) and how we are  
> going to deal with it *before* such a change gets included? I would  
> hate it to have another one of those situations where things break  
> for absolutely no good reason.
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas
>
> Bill Schwab wrote:
>> Gang,
>> I'm not sure what to make of this.  It seems that I'm probably  
>> missing
>> something, but here is my attempt at "asking the community" including
>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2002- 
>> October/045216.html
>> I doubt it will seriously complicate the ultimate fix, and  
>> corrects one
>> removeable singularity while we wait.  Do you want to include it?
>> Bill
>> I suggest you to ask what the community wants and we will include if
>> this is ok.
>> Stef
>>> With tongue only partly in cheek, how about this one:
>>>
>>> http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/squeak-dev/2002-October/
>>> 045216.html
>>>
>>> I will admit that removing the entanglement of _ with assignment is
>>> preferable, but having the ability to include _ anywhere but the  
>>> first
>>> character of a selector is a huge down payment. Why is this not in
>>> the
>>> mainstream image? It would be huge help to those of us with RDB
>>> centric
>>> uses for _ in selectors.
>> Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
>> University of Florida
>> Department of Anesthesiology
>> PO Box 100254
>> Gainesville, FL 32610-0254
>> Email: bills at anest4.anest.ufl.edu
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>