RE: What the compiler does, or not?

[James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Joe Pluta wrote:

> This isn't about being an RPG programmer, Doug.  According to Hans, it's
> about clarity, and especially clarity to non-RPG programmers.  THAT'S WHY
> THEY TOOK AWAY THE MOVE.  You cannot have it both ways.

They never took it away.  In order to take it away, move would have had to
have existed in free form previously.  It never did.  Thus it was never
taken away.

("move would have had to have existed" - that's got to be a clunky use
of passive voice and the subjunctive.  How can we make that sentence
better...?)

> > And for the record, yes I  *do* think x = %editc(y:'4') is MORE
> > clear than MOVE.
>
> That makes two of you.

We're up to four now.

James Rich