two...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, September 13, 2019 at 10:51:05 AM UTC-7, Rich wrote:
>
>> Use of the "empty string" as a variable or array name may be more
>> prevalent than you realize.
> <snip>
>
>> I very much suspect that I'm not the only one.
>
> Well, I think that likely puts a nail in the coffin of that proposal.
Well, use of $(), yes. But some other sigil might be suitable that
will not conflict with a small, but unknown, amount of usage. I.e.,
(just off the top of my head) something like +() (where the plus itself
possibly implies "math inside").
> But I also use mouse invoked macros for all the other enclosing
> items, such as quotes, braces etc. I can write lots of tcl code
> without my fingers ever touching the keyboard :)
Hmm.... You have quite the opposite code writing style than I do.
Keeping fingers on the keyboard a maximum amount of time provides (for
me) the optimal code writing experience. When deep in a code writing
session, esp. for a CLI tool, I can go for hours without ever touching
the mouse (or trackpad for those writing on laptops).
> And I may have a sponsor for my other proposal that you suggested I
> do something about. It's funny too, since one objection was that '
> might be better than _ and with a quick test would seem to be
> compatible as well, though I'm not yet ready to put that into the TIP
> as well.
At this point I no longer recall which "other proposal" that I
"[suggested you] do something about".