tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:170128bergeybergeybergey2011-12-01T19:18:15Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-01:170128:2427bergey @ 2011-12-01T13:48:002011-12-01T18:54:54Z2011-12-01T19:18:15Zpublic1<p>Today I'm writing code in the worst programming language I've ever seen. Evidently the function parameters of built-in functions must be constants, not variables. This doesn't work:
<pre>
Builtin(MyVar)
</pre>
but this does:
<pre>
if MyVar == 1:
Builtin(1)
if MyVar == 2:
Builtin(2)
</pre></p>
<p>My boss writes "I gave Campbell a rough tine about this when CRbasic first came out. I had forgotten how frustrated I was that they forced me to do something so obviously inelegant." So at least I'm in good company.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=bergey&ditemid=2427" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments