[REBOL] Re: Antwort: Re: WYSIWYG programming
From: joel:neely:fedex at: 30-Oct-2000 10:59
Hi, Jeff,
[rebol-bounce--rebol--com] wrote:
> >
> > Please, instead of repeating "There's a reason", say what
> > it is!
>
> I did in the parts you elided! :)
>
Obviously, as a Bear of Small Brain, I need more explicit examples.
> Here's one example:
>
> foo: [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8]
> forall foo [
> if 1 = random length? foo [break]
> ]
> insert x 12
>
> Forall may leave before the end. You will destroy
> information if you always reset the series to the head.
OK. I can understand that, and accept it as a rationale for having
a difference in behavior. Thanks! (As I'm probably not the only
Bear of Small Brain in the Hundred-REBOL Woods, this explanation of
why there's a difference would make a good addition to the docs.)
> A good suggestion people have offered is a refinement to
> forall that would reset the series when done:
>
> forall/reset series
>
That sounds -- in context ;-) -- like a good compromise.
Thanks!
-jn-
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