[Coco] Code Packing

[John Donaldson]

Subject is a Class and Associates is a Model. The "a" becomes a "var" thus can 
be a string, int, boolean, etc.

John D.


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From: Steven Hirsch <snhirsch at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Sat, November 10, 2012 8:34:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Code Packing

On Fri, 9 Nov 2012, John Donaldson wrote:

> Remember back when we would pack multi-commands into one line of code or when
> doing string processing combine commands into one command just to save enough
> memory to make your program load. Well I am here to tell you that code packing
> is still alive and well. With memory not an issue anymore, I can not 
understand
> why anyone would want to do code packing anymore. Here is a routine I found in
> the program that I am working on at work.
> 
> Subject.Associates.ForEach( a =>
> {
>         var ad = assocs[a.SubjectId];
>         a.FirstName = ad.Firstname;
>         a.LastName = ad.LastName;
> });

Maybe I'm missing the point, but there's no type specified for "a".  If it's not 
the same type as "ad" I wouldn't expect to be able to make a full-structure 
assignment.  Even if it is the same type, I've seen languages that did not 
support structure assignment under any circumstances.



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