"Justin" == Justin Johansson <procode(_at_)tpg(_dot_)com(_dot_)au> writes:
Justin> Yes I well remember The Wirth User Manual and Report on
Justin> Pascal and using local functions in that language. My
Justin> experience was similar to yours and I didn't particularly
Justin> coding that way. However since some latter day languages
Justin> still support local functions, I was wondering if somehow
Justin> they were still in vogue.
Eiffel has recently introduced inline agents, which are a limited form
of local function.
I am spearheading a campaign to get them promptly removed from the
language, but the ECMA committee who govern the language specification
won't agree.
--
Colin Adams
Preston Lancashire
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