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Re: name a variable with number [message #87457 is a reply to message #87456]

Tue, 04 February 2014 06:29

David Fanning
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Fabien writes:

> On 04.02.2014 14:57, David Fanning wrote:
>> I think in the hands of someone who knows what they are doing this can
>> be a powerful programming technique. I rarely see it used in those kind
>> of hands.:-)
>
> what David means is that most experienced programmers probably never
> even *needed* to create a variable dynamically.

Well, that's partly what I meant. People who know what they are doing
don't generally find they need to use this technique. I could certainly
count on one or two fingers the times I've found it necessary. But, I
deliberately left my meaning nebulous to include a more Coyote-like
meaning, too. ;-)

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.idlcoyote.com/
Sepore ma de ni thue. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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		name a variable with number By: gunvicsin11 on Tue, 04 February 2014 02:35
		Re: name a variable with number By: Mats Löfdahl on Tue, 04 February 2014 03:59
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 04:16
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 05:31
		Re: name a variable with number By: rjp23 on Tue, 04 February 2014 05:50
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 05:57
		Re: name a variable with number By: Fabzi on Tue, 04 February 2014 06:09
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 06:29
		Re: name a variable with number By: rjp23 on Tue, 04 February 2014 09:28
		Re: name a variable with number By: Fabzi on Tue, 04 February 2014 10:00
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 10:07
		Re: name a variable with number By: rjp23 on Tue, 04 February 2014 11:45
		Re: name a variable with number By: David Fanning on Tue, 04 February 2014 11:51
		Re: name a variable with number By: Mats Löfdahl on Tue, 04 February 2014 06:41

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