[Oberon] Oberon Digest, Vol 172, Issue 7

[Søren Renner]

I would say include the (). Does not matter to the compiler but reduces the
cognitive load on the human reader.

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 6:00 AM, <oberon-request at lists.inf.ethz.ch> wrote:

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>    1. Good practice and style. (peter at easthope.ca)
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> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 11:03:34 -0700
> From: peter at easthope.ca
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> Subject: [Oberon] Good practice and style.
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> Hi,
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> Reference
> https://en.m.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=User:PeterEasthope/sandbox&
> mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile#
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> MarkupOberon() is invoked exactly once in the module.
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> Two questions.
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> (1) If language syntax doesn't require parentheses after a procedure
> name when there are no parameters, which is better: include empty
> parentheses or omit?  (Many relevant instances in the cited module.)
>
> (2) Since MarkupOberon is invoked only once, which is better: keep as
> is or incorporate in-line where invoked?  (If MarkupOberon is included
> in-line, MarkupT will become much bigger with deeper indentations.)
>
> Thanks,                             ... Lyall E.
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