Re: Optional arguments, assertions, type annotations

[Michael Vanier <mvanier@bbb.caltech.edu>]

Thomas,

Could you send us a link to your package?  I'd like to take a look at it.

Mike


> From: "Thomas Link" <t.link.tmp200101@gmx.net>
> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 18:13:56 +0200
> 
> Hello,
> 
> May I ask which approach you favour with respect to optional arguments, 
> assertions (pre-conditions, post-conditions), or type annotations (for 
> security reasons also)? As far as I know there is no standard solution 
> for these issues, which is why different distributions have chosen 
> different roads. As I recently implemented my own rather simple 
> package, which definitly isn't the answer to the ultimate question, I 
> would be interested which solution you prefer. Or is there some reason 
> for why this hasn't been standardized yet?
> 
> Cheers,
> Thomas.
> 
>