In the last two Tech Tuesdays we have learned about how functions let us define new words in a programming language and how arguments and other local variables are restricted to the scope of the function. Today we will take another look at arguments and how exactly information is passed into the function. Then Tech Tuesday will take the rest of the summer off and resume after Labor Day as I will take my usual late August break from blogging. To motivate today’s discussion take a look at the f...

In the last two Tech Tuesdays we have learned about how functions let us define new words in a programming language and how arguments and other local variables are restricted to the scope of the function. Today we will take another look at arguments and how exactly information is passed into the function. Then Tech Tuesday will take the rest of the summer off and resume after Labor Day as I will take my usual late August break from blogging. To motivate today’s discussion take a look at the f...