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I would love separate variable initialization vs assignment. I know that ship has sailed. It's interesting, I never cared about that until I did "Crafting Inte

I would love separate variable initialization vs assignment. I know that ship has sailed. It's interesting, I never cared about that until I did "Crafting Interpreters" and realized how separating those two actions helps clarify scopes. Being realistic I know it's too large of a breaking change and will never land in the language but I can dream right?

kazinator 3y ago
s/separating/not stupidly conflating/ In computer science, binding a variable and assignment are not only separated, but by an ideological chasm.
vhcr 3y ago
I don't see it being such a bad thing, it ensures variables always have a defined value.