[REBOL] Re: order of evaluating expressions..
From: berniegs:prodigy at: 23-Dec-2004 18:11
Hi,
Back around 1967 or so, when I was just learning to program in
Fortran II, I made the decision that I would never try to
memorize precedence rules for expression evaluation. I just used
parentheses to get the precedence I intended in Fortran, Perl,
Rexx, VB, etc., and I've been doing it all along. Never had a
problem with errors due to precedence rules.
So I don't have any problem with Rebol's unusual precedence
rules. I just look at it as being forced by Rebol to continue
doing what I've been doing for the last 35+ years or so anyway.
:-)
I think it's a pretty good programming practice, and it works
well for me.
Bernie Schneider
The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being
overwhelmed
by the tribe. To be your own man is a hard business. If you try
it, you will
be lonely often and sometimes frightened. But no price is too
high to pay
for the privilege of owning yourself.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche --
