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On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:47:25 -0800, hughaguilar96 wrote:


> Anyway, this is typical quality for Alex McDonald. His :1 only works if
> there is 1 parameter, but he will have to write a :2 :3 etc. for every
> possible number of parameters, and he will require the programmer to
> make sure to use the correct one. His :1 doesn't work if there are any
> control structures inside of the colon word and the LITERAL is inside of
> them. By "typical quality for Alex McDonald" I mean, a complete failure.
> 
How many parameters do you want to be able to handle?
I can only visualise up to 1, 2, 3.
Acknowledging(?sp) to the <compiler: how many pars there are> is like
strong typing, which instead of shooting-from-the hip, reduces problems.