[m-rev.] field syntax (was: smart recompilation)

[Ralph Becket]

> From: Tyson Dowd [mailto:trd at cs.mu.OZ.AU]
> Sent: 05 July 2001 10:43
> >
> > Another option is not to adjust the names of setters either and just
> > use arity overloading.
> 
> Yes, but this gives you even *less* information!

I wasn't being serious - just trying to make a point!

> We could just delete the whole field selection syntax section from
> the documentation altogether and stop pretending we have anything
other
> than some function application syntax.

God, no.  Not having to write all that boilerplate is a real timesaver
and the improvement in code readability is well worth it alone.

- Ralph
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