Scoped variables: a rough first draft

[Andrew Haley]

On 8/22/19 1:31 PM, Ron Pressler wrote:

> The general approach is compatible with what we had in mind, except
> for one important difference: Scope variables must not be
> mutable.

OK, so they're really values, not variables, and must be bound to a
value at binding creation time, so I can lose the set() method,

> Immutability will allow us to cleanly “inherit” scope variables in
> multiple strands inside a FiberScope.

Got it. This might also allow for a cleaner implementation.

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