[erlang-questions] leading underscores on variables versus _

[Dominic Williams]

Hi Matthias,

Matthias Lang wrote:
> Only if you define "easy" as somehow keeping track which
> source files use the old rules and which use the new 
> conventions,

Well, this one /is/ easy, as each module coded with the old
rule can be given a

-compile(bind_leading_underscore).

... attribute.

> and never forget which is which when switching...

Yes, this is a matter of discipline, or process. My personal
approach when adopting a new feature, convention or
guideline is to leave old modules alone until I happen to be
doing some other change in one - at which point I change the
whole module over to using the new system (which usually
takes about 2 minutes).

I do think it's a small, worthwhile price to pay to keep
improving the language.

Regards,

Dominic Williams
http://www.dominicwilliams.net

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