ordered keywords?

[Kent Johnson]

Ron Adam wrote:
> drawshapes( triangle=3, square=4, color=red,
>             polygon(triangle, color),
>             polygon(square, color) )
> 
> This comes close to the same pattern used in SVG and other formats where 
> you have definitions before expressions.

Why is this better than the obvious
triangle=3
square=4
color=red
drawshapes(polygon(triangle, color),
             polygon(square, color) )

or even
drawshapes(polygon(3, red),
             polygon(4, red) )

which is concise and readable IMO...?

Kent