An equivalent of Scala Var Keyword in Rebol

This is even easier than for the val keyword (see ""): var: :set That's all Folks :) Test for the absolute skeptics: >> var 'a 1 == 1 >> a == 1 >> a: 2 == 2 >> Of course in Rebol this syntax is completely useless as you could just write: a: 1 But for our Scala learning purpose this may ...more»

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18 Jul by admin in All, Concept, Scala, Syntax

An equivalent of Scala Val keyword in Rebol

Scala emphasizes scalability and this scalability claim is based on its immutable-state-by-default stance. In our first lesson "") we learnt that scala can declare a variable with either the var or the val keyword. Rebol can also protect a variable (the function name is protect) but it doesn't do it ...more»

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Tags: Functional Programming, Immutability, Scala