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[Ben Finney]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> writes:

> If you only use "continue_playing" in exactly one place, then it
> doesn't deserve a name.

I disagree. If it's complex, then it may still deserve a name.

> > Names are important!
>
> Too important to waste on every single-use expression.

To waste on *every* single-use expression? Of course. No one was
advocating that.

The point is to bind a descriptive name to a *complex* expression, if
doing so will clarify the semantic intent of that expression.

If your functions are so long that you fear using a specific name will
deter you from using it again *in the same scope*, then the name isn't
descriptive and a better one should be chosen, or the function is too
large and should be broken into smaller pieces.

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Ben Finney