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Re: Handlers and Tell Blocks
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Re: Handlers and Tell Blocks


  • Subject: Re: Handlers and Tell Blocks
  • From: has <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:24:11 +0100

Paul Berkowitz wrote:

[snip script samples]
>Well, yes. That's the way I've always done things before. It does feel
>cleaner, but seemed to be OK the other too. Maybe there's a school of
>thought that believes in not using too many variables (easier on the
>memory?). Perhaps the first method derives from that.

Possibly. Or perhaps the programmer tendency to reduce the total number of
keys typed to the absolute bare minimum humanly possible. I think sometimes
it's a sort of a game we play...:)

I wouldn't have thought memory would be much of an issue; not in an example
like this anyway. I think you'd really need to ask the Appleheads
themselves though.

>This is probably still not the right answer to your intended
>> question, mind you, but I hope it's at least a little less wide of the mark
>> than the last one...;)
>
>Yes, thanks.

Cool. We aim to please (or, failing that, at least to amuse). ;)

has

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