Programming Languages (Names)

  • How does allowing programmers the ability to redefine predefined identifiers affect the design goal of simplicity and readability?
  • Based on what on the effect that you think it has on the design goal, do you think it’s a good practice or a poor one?
  • If you were designing a language, would you allow programmers such capability or not?
  • Does your design decision (allowing or not allowing) match the common current practice?
  • Do you think it matters whether or not it matches what is the common current practice?
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