On 2018年07月20日 05:00 AM, Javier Guerra Giraldez wrote:
It's an (attempt at an) "with" block/statement/construct using for loops. If you'd just read the "for x in with(io.open(filename)) do", emphasis on the "with"... (Code is a language like any other, and can be read like any other. I find this an useful skill to have, as it helps with reverse engineering and tracking down bugs, and it also helps with reading my and other ppl's posts.)On 19 July 2018 at 21:44, dyngeccetor8 <dyngeccetor8@disroot.org> wrote:On 07/19/2018 04:14 AM, Soni "They/Them" L. wrote:local with = require "with" local f = with ^ function(with, do_error) for x in with({close = function() print(4) end}) do for y in with({close = function() print(2) end}) do print(1) end print(3) end print(5) end --- and prints 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in that orderReading your messages leaves me a feeling that I'm dumb and this is something outstanding, or that this is some complex way to print 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.you're not dumb. it's _very_ rare that code in itself, without any hint of its purpose, can be an effective way of communication.