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Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...)

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On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 10:46:30 -0500, Hans Bezemer  
<the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> wrote:

> Note that as a matter of fact, even C does not pass a NAME,

That's true.  Very few languages support passing by name.
Take your pick: obscure, useless, obsolete, ill-conceived.

> [C] passes pointers.

It can.  That's called: pass by reference.
However, by default, C passes by value.

Argumentatively, passing by value is one of C's design flaws.
PL/I passes by reference by default which makes it easier
to pass parameters.  Passing by value is not needed that much.
IIRC, Kernighan and Ritchie debated over the best method to
pass parameters.

> Passing names is only possible [if] it is passed by *reference* -
> something C obviously doesn't support.

Sorry, but I think it's clear that you're confused...


Rod Pemberton

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Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 17:37 -0800
  Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-02-13 03:58 -0500
    Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 19:11 +0100
      Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 12:08 -0800
        Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 10:57 +0100
          Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-14 02:50 -0800
          Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-02-14 11:48 +0000
            Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 16:46 +0100
              Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-02-14 11:30 -0500
                Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 23:35 +0100
              Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-02-15 13:36 +0000
            Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-02-14 19:12 +0000
            Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) mhx@iae.nl - 2014-02-14 12:13 -0800
              Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-14 23:47 +0100
              Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) mhx@iae.nl - 2014-02-14 23:45 -0800
                Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) mhx@iae.nl - 2014-02-15 02:49 -0800
                Re: Jensen's device (was: Rosetta Code: ...) albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-02-15 11:54 +0000
      Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 23:20 +0100
  Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2014-02-13 04:11 -0600
  Re: Rosetta Code: Top rank per group humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2014-02-13 10:48 -0800
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