Re: Which code style do you prefer the most?

On 02.03.2025 02:24, Keith Thompson wrote:

Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:

On 01.03.2025 23:20, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 1 Mar 2025 21:32:59 +0100, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

My guess is that this form is just an informal syntax mimicking Perl's
function parameter passing ...

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The idea of passing arguments by keyword predates Perl.

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That wouldn't surprise me. - I know it from Perl. - Which other
(earlier) languages do you have in mind? - What's its origin?

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For example, it exists in Ada since 1983.  [...]

Back these day I had just a peek into Ada, never programmed with it.
(It appears to me to have it supported very nicely.)

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The syntax is IMHO much nicer than using /*...*/ comments in C.

I think the "C"-comments are horrible, especially for that purpose;
I'd never do it that way.

(Though, I understand the individual impetus to mimic unsupported
features known from other languages.)

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Perl doesn't have keyword arguments as a language feature, but it can be
mimicked by passing hash or hash reference.

Yes, that's how I perceived it. As a syntax pattern it's okay, IMO.
At least it's functional and not only informal (as with comments).

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If I wanted to annotate arguments with parameter names, I'd probably use
aligned // comments with the name at the end of the line:
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    confection = prepare_carefully_according_to_detailed_recipe(
        flat,             // pan
        clarified_butter, // line_with
        something_yummy,  // filling
        lotsa_pastry,     // cover_with
        90 * MINUTES      // bake_for
      );
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In practice, I seldom do so unless there's direct language support.

Yep.

And thanks for the hint to Ada.

Janis