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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:50:21 -0600
Subject: Re: break in a module
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On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Erik Max Francis <max@alcyone.com> wrote:
> True. =A0So let's use `in` to represent breaking out of the top-level cod=
e of
> a module. =A0Why not, it's not the first time a keyword has been reused,
> right?
>
> The point is, if it's not obvious already from that facetious proposal, i=
t's
> not a good idea to reuse keywords that really read very differently than
> their original use. =A0Reusing `break` (or `return`) this way would be ra=
ther
> abusive.

Yes, using `in` to mean "break out of a block" would obviously be a
terrible choice, since the word "in" has nothing to do with breaking.
I really don't see why using `break` to mean "break out of a block" is
counter-intuitive, especially since as you point out it is already
used that way for two particular types of blocks.  The proposed usage
merely adds a third type.

I think a stronger objection might be that it disrupts the homology of
`break` and `continue`, since continuing a module is meaningless.