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Having done some ALGOL programming in the depths of antiquity on a safer version of ALGOL, there are a few things that you need to understand. |
Having done some ALGOL programming in the depths of antiquity on a safer version of ALGOL, there are a few things that you need to understand. |
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* call by value isn't the default you must ask nicely |
* call by value isn't the default you must ask nicely |
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* procedure call syntax doesn't require () unless you have arguments, hence you can tell if x is a variable or a function call from looking |
* procedure call syntax doesn't require () unless you have arguments, hence you can not tell if x is a variable or a function call from looking |
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* returned values are just assigned to variables representing the function and are subject to scoping conventions |
* returned values are just assigned to variables representing the function and are subject to scoping conventions |
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* running with scissors didn't get you any warnings from your Mom |
* running with scissors didn't get you any warnings from your Mom |