PUT method where is returned data?

Trevor DeVore lists at mangomultimedia.com
Fri Feb 10 11:18:42 EST 2017


On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 6:52 AM, Trevor DeVore via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> > It’s been so long I don’t recall the exact reasons why ‘it’
> > wasn’t used but I much prefer reading ’the urlresopnse’ in my code than
> > dealing with ‘it’ which is meaningless until put into another variable.
> >
>
> I have been horrified by "it" since HyperCard 1.0 was released . . .
>

I recall seeing “it” used frequently in code I read when first learning
LiveCode. A variable named “it” was more of a barrier than anything as it
made no sense where it was coming from. It just appeared in the code out of
thin air.

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Trevor DeVore
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