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0 pointsnrclark5y ago0 comments

I always thought upvar was kind of a cool feature, and allowed laser-specific targeting in places where you'd use a global otherwise in C. Is there any specific way that it's caused problems?

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fuball635y ago

I like it too because it's DIY pass by reference.

luckydude5y ago

We obviously liked it because upvar is how Little passes by reference. I don't know why someone thought upvar was bad, it is useful.

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0 pointsnrclark5y ago0 comments

I always thought upvar was kind of a cool feature, and allowed laser-specific targeting in places where you'd use a global otherwise in C. Is there any specific way that it's caused problems?

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fuball635y ago

I like it too because it's DIY pass by reference.

luckydude5y ago

We obviously liked it because upvar is how Little passes by reference. I don't know why someone thought upvar was bad, it is useful.

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