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choice of terminology for recursively versus simply expanded variables?
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Robert P. J. Day |
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choice of terminology for recursively versus simply expanded variables? |
Date: |
Thu, 25 Sep 2014 06:28:44 -0400 (EDT) |
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Alpine 2.11 (LFD 23 2013-08-11) |
i understand entirely *how* those variables differ but, personally,
i've always thought of them as "delayed evaluation" versus "immediate
evaluation." is there a reason that that terminology wasn't used here?
i mean, even simply expanded variables are processed "recursively",
aren't they?
rday
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