Pretty please: Named arguments

[Max Samukha]

On 01.03.2011 20:55, Bekenn wrote:
> On 3/1/11 4:52 AM, Max Samukha wrote:
>> I hate that "explicitness improves code clarity and readability"
>> argument. It may be true in some cases but most of the time explicitness
>> creates unnecessary redundancy that actually impairs readability.
>
> Correct. However, named arguments are not a "most of the time" feature.
> Just look at some Python code, where named arguments have been supported
> for a very long time; you'll still mostly see people making calls using
> positional arguments, which is as it should be. Named arguments are
> there for when they're helpful, and get out of the way when they're not.

I am not against named arguments. What I wanted to say is that 
writef(formatstr: "...", ) does not make the code more readable. Also, I 
shudder at the thought that the compiler guys may stop working on the 
toolchain issues and rush to implement named arguments instead.