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From: Stephen Leake <stephen_leake@stephe-leake.org>
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Subject: Re: Functions vs constants
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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:21:34 -0500
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"Randy Brukardt" <randy@rrsoftware.com> writes:

> One could even imagine a radical solution of having no constants at all, as 
> parameterless expression functions would serve the purpose just as well. 
> (Too radical, I think, as the syntax of an expression function would be too 
> verbose for the use.)

What would happen if we changed the definition of a constant declaration
to be syntax sugar for the equivalant parameterless expression function?

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