The syntax is so archaic ... it really is anything
but a thing of beauty.
prev_balance = PREVIOUS(rec, order_by="Date").Running_Balance or 0
prev_balance + $Amount
It's such a strange mix-up of stuff. PREVIOUS() is a macro or looks
like one, right? But it is a function call assumingly. But then what's
with .Running_Balance? Guess that also ties into a function. But why
use different syntax for essentially the same thing? It seems rather
weird to write code like that. What would the python variant be like?
Or a DSL?
The syntax strangeness continues:
rates = Rates.lookupRecords(Person=$Person, order_by="Rate_Start")
rates.find.le($Date).Hourly_Rate
Does that really convey most easily what is wanted? It seems needlessly
verbose. Why would it require both $Person and $Date? Should that not
be easier to figure out in its own right? Is that efficient?
People need to remember that mentally, unless they use AI.
The syntax strangeness continues:
Does that really convey most easily what is wanted? It seems needlessly verbose. Why would it require both $Person and $Date? Should that not be easier to figure out in its own right? Is that efficient?People need to remember that mentally, unless they use AI.