Re: Proposed change to BC iterator parameters

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

"Steve" <nospam_steved94@comcast.net> writes:

> "Robert A Duff" <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com> wrote in message
> news:wccekvc2rol.fsf@shell01.TheWorld.com...
> [snip]
> >
> > I don't understand the point of Param_Type and Param above.  If you want
> > to pass extra information to Apply, nest the instantiation in a place
> > where it can see that data.
> 
> The reason for Param_Type and Param is to avoid using data outside of the
> scope of the Apply routine except for the arguments to the Apply machine.
> It comes from that old school of thought:
>   Avoid global data
>   All inputs and outputs of a procedure should appear in their parameter
> lists
> 
> Following these simple guidelines usually makes code a lot easier to follow.

I see these extensions were added to the BCs on 1 Dec 1999, in
response to a request from a user (also called Steve!)

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