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Subject: Re: [9fans] [GSOC 2013] Implement plan9 commands in Go, Goblin
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On Tue Apr 30 19:45:29 EDT 2013, gleb.ax.sh@gmail.com wrote:
> With := you can define locale variable where you need it.
> That's like pascal style (where you define all variables before the
> code) versus c style (where you define variables with code).
> Not critical, but there is a practical issue.

rc uses a 1 pass compiler with limited backpatching.  it may be
difficult, or at least inelegant, to implement add-hoc variable
locals with the current compilation strategy.  especially in
the face of notes.

sure, you could implement the language a different way, but
rc is structurally so cool, it wouldn't feel like rc without the
virtual machine.  at least to me.

- erik