> On 15/01/2015, at 06:33, Marcio Almada <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Marc Bennewitz, Stas,
>
>> But I think adding "default" as new keyword is a big BC break!
>> I personally also don't like it and asked myself why can't the parameter
> simply skipped?
>
> Default is already a reserved word AFAIK. But I've been thinking about
> alternatives to parameter skipping syntax which brought me the Golang
> blank identifier _ to mind:
>
> create_query("deleted=0", "name", _, _, true);
>
> Still not sure if it's better than default, though.
That would be a BC break as you can currently have a constant _. An existing keyword makes upgrading
easier, and default is easier to understand by someone who doesn’t know about the feature than an
underscore.
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