Named parameters lead to inferior readability?
- by Thomas Jung
With named parameters like
def f(x : Int = 1, y : Int = 2) = x * y
your parameter names become part of the interface
f(x=3)
Now if you want to change the parameter names locally, you are forced to perserve the public name of the parameter:
def f(x : Int = 1, y : Int = 2) = {
val (a,b) = (x,y)
a * b
}
If this a real problem? Is there a syntax to support this directly? Who do other languages handle this?
