On 05/01/2021 20:12, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2021-01-05, Martin Gregorie  wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 05 Jan 2021 15:30:06 +0000, gareth evans wrote:
>>
>>> That it warrants such an involved explanation is very good reason why
>>> such techniques should be avoided today!  :-)
>>
>> Agreed.
>>
>> That sort of thing is so much easier in Java or Algol 68, which both
>> recognise that methods/procedures with the same name but different
>> parameter lists are indeed different pieces of code rather than a stupid
>> mistake.
>
> I avoid that technique - it invites other stupid mistakes.
>
+1. The smarter the language the stupider the coder in my experience.
Same goes for smart phones.




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