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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Small Device C Compiler 3.6.0 released
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:48:03 -0700
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supercat@casperkitty.com writes:
> On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 6:09:28 PM UTC-5, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> I disagree.  Anyone who claims to know C has to be familiar with block
>> scope.
>
> Indeed, although it may be worth noting that a popular web programming
> language which has some syntax elements that resemble those of C (braces,
> operators, silly octal notation, for loops, etc.) allows declarations
> within blocks or "for" statements, and doesn't squawk at repeated
> declarations, but in fact treats all declarations as though hoisted to
> the top of the function in which they appear.  Programmers who come from
> that kind of background may find block scope "surprising".

What language?

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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