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Argue in favor of is over named

Vectornaut 2025-11-06 20:15:18 +00:00
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@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ Angle a Sphere named b named r
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It seems like this should assign the identifier `r` to the angle between `a` and a new sphere with identifier `b`. Readability is very poor for both versions! Suggestions: It seems like this should assign the identifier `r` to the angle between `a` and a new sphere with identifier `b`. Readability is very poor for both versions! Suggestions:
- If the language has both statements and expressions, `is` could be a statement, and thus syntactically inadmissible for nesting. - If the language has both statements and expressions, `is` could be a statement, and thus syntactically inadmissible for nesting.
- If the language is purely expression-based: - If the language is purely expression-based:
- An `is` expression could return unit, making it semantically inadmissible for nesting. - An `is` expression could return unit, making it semantically inadmissible for nesting.
- An `is` expression could require punctuation for nesting. - An `is` expression could require punctuation for nesting.
The `is` option follows the strong tradition of putting identifiers on the left.