From: Harry Ohlsen <harryo@...>
Date: 2002-08-11T08:06:31+09:00
Subject: Re: def sqr x = x * x end

On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 08:47, you wrote:
> I find
>
> def sqr x = x * x end
>
> nicer than
>
> def sqr x ; x * x end

Surely, though, the first implies the method has a side-effect of changing the 
value of x, which is obviously not the intention of the function.  In fact, 
what's the point of doing an assignment whose value you never use?

My $0.02