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Re: <auth> parameter field names?



Carl Ellison wrote:
> 
> My co-worker, Donald Eastlake, and I have been discussing <auth> fields we 
> need to create for our own use and in the process we got into a discussion 
> of <auth> field structure.
> 
> Donald is a fan of named parameters (so you know which one is missing when 
> you omit one).  I can see the value of that, but still tend to think in 
> terms of position-dependent semantics.  What does the group think?

I think it depends on how many there are, and how many of them can be
defaulted. As each of these numbers gets larger, the case for named parameters
gets stronger.

Cheers,

Ben.

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