[REBOL] Re: Variable not avilable out of a foreach
From: anton:wilddsl:au at: 12-Dec-2007 14:25
Hi Tim,
Tim Johnson wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 December 2007, Anton Rolls wrote:
>> Hi Giuseppe,
> I must defer to Anton's grasp of rebol - I believe his knowledge
> of theory runs deeper than mine, but I must differ with what
> he says here:
>
>> Let me just start by saying that rebol defines no "scope".
> because at
> http://www.rebol.com/docs/core23/rebolcore-9.html#section-9
> "scope" is indeed a topic here.... to say otherwise is to
> further confuse the newcomer.
>
>> Every word can be bound and rebound dynamically
> Indeed! And 'bind is a powerful tool that enables us to
> manipulate scope... but first one must understand how
> rebol uses "definitional scoping".
> respectfully
> Tim
Fair enough. Let me add that bind is how scope in
rebol is implemented. Knowledge of bind is how one
understands scope in rebol better.
Regards,
Anton.
