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From: dewar@cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: Which "/" is referenced in a numeric literal expression?
Date: 1996/02/21
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Date: 1996-02-21T00:00:00+00:00
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Joe said

"The reduced version of my point is simple: since the example made use
of a "style" that should be avoided, the answer to the language question
is somewhat moot.  Not that the question should not be answered.  But
rather, "here's the answer, BTW it doesn't matter since you shouldn't
ever be doing this anyway....""

Sorry, that is an untenable position. The language point in question was
completely independent of style. The point could have come up in programs
consistent with any style you want. The idea that language examples used
to discuss language issues should be in "good style" whatever that means
(style, unlike language issues is notoriously subjective) is completely
unhelpful.