An interesting (or not) thing about C#'s var
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Why bother even defining types at all?
Because
vardoesn't mean "untyped". It means, "the type of this variable is obvious to the compiler, so I don't need to bother writing it".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
Bingo!
Jeremy Falcon
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I don't like var. If it's so goddamn wonderful, why require its use at all? Why bother even defining types at all? If I wanted to code like that, I'd use VB.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013Don't confuse var with dynamic.
Jeremy Falcon
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Trust me, I've already learned that N_tro_P simply does nothing but call everyone stupid and argues. You can't win with someone on a podium thinking he's better than everyone. For what it's worth, I'm very pro var and I still agree with your points. I'll still use var personally, but I still agree with your points. So rest assured, there are pro var people out there that do listen. :-D
Jeremy Falcon
Ahhh... The sound of reason, I've missed it in these parts :D I'm not pro-var and not anti-var, not sure how var I'll go :D
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