Re: [q-lang-users] "listof" surprises

[John C. <co...@cc...>]

Albert Graef scripsit:

> But note what happens, e.g., if a nested 'let' attempts to bind a
> variable which is already bound by an outer 'let' expression:

<rant>
IMNSHO, rebinding of lexical variables in an inner scope is a bug in
Algol 60 that has leaked into most other programming languages.
It is almost always the result of a programmer error, and instead
of quietly repairing the code with alpha conversion, compilers should
at least warn, and ideally go BZZZT WRONG when they see such a rebinding.
</rant>

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