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Re: literals and keywords

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Stefan Ram wrote:
>  Just as
>  the keyword »this« names a value, the keyword »true« would
>  name a value. So, when they have decided to call »this« a
>  keyword, but not »true«, does it matter? Is there any point
>  where it helps to know that »this« is a keyword, but »true«
>  is not?

I think the distinction is of more use to compiler (and other tool) creators[*] 
than to common-or-garden programmers.

The same can be said of the whole of the spec.

    -- chris

[*] And, of course, to pedant-class language specialists. 

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Re: literals and keywords markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-12-28 08:59 -0800
  Re: literals and keywords "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2013-12-28 17:28 +0000
  Re: literals and keywords markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-12-28 10:56 -0800
    Re: literals and keywords Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-28 14:53 -0500
      Re: literals and keywords markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2013-12-28 12:41 -0800
        Re: literals and keywords Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2013-12-28 16:36 -0500

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