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diff --git a/doc/tut1.rst b/doc/tut1.rst index f2251c463..aa6114cf7 100644 --- a/doc/tut1.rst +++ b/doc/tut1.rst @@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ Note that declaring multiple variables with a single assignment which calls a procedure can have unexpected results: the compiler will *unroll* the assignments and end up calling the procedure several times. If the result of the procedure depends on side effects, your variables may end up having -different values! For safety use only constant values. +different values! For safety use side-effect free procedures if making multiple +assignments. Constants @@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ initialisation. Parameters ---------- -Parameters are constant in the procedure body. By default, their value cannot be +Parameters are immutable in the procedure body. By default, their value cannot be changed because this allows the compiler to implement parameter passing in the most efficient way. If a mutable variable is needed inside the procedure, it has to be declared with ``var`` in the procedure body. Shadowing the parameter name |