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Mathematica symbols are the ultimate atoms of symbolic data. Every symbol has a unique name, exists in a certain Mathematica context or namespace, and can have a variety of types of values and attributes.
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Dealing with over eager shadowing messages
BeginPackage["First`"];
symbol;
EndPackage[];
BeginPackage["Second`"];
(*This block could be replaced with Needs @ "Internal`" in real life*)
BeginPackage["Internal`"];
symbol;
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Unique[] and special handling of symbols ending with a single dollar sign
Example
Unique[x] generates a new symbol, with a name of the form x$nnn.
If so then this is not correct:
Unique[x$]
x$4639
I'd expect double $: x$$4639.
Question:
Is this a bug in …
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Naming convention for symbols exported from package
Q: So lowerCaseFunctionName or UpperCaseFunctionName convention for symbols exported from package for users. And why? … I'm still using lowerCaseCamelCase because I don't have to worry in future and push fixes which only rename conflicted symbols. …
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Not FullDefinition for Save. MachineID not Protected?
Is there a way to set what symbols's definitions I do not want to store?
Consider the following code:
f := $MachineID;
SetDirectory[NotebookDirectory[]];
Save["testm.m", f];
ClearAll@f
<< "testm.m …