More SendMessage issues.

[Warrior]

Something like that shouldn't be an option. Let's also consider the fact that it's off by default. Sounds like a language which promotes bad habbits.

[Barabajagal]

Seeing as previous versions of BASIC didn't even have the option, it would make historical sense for it to be off by default, because that's the native style of the language. The point is, that's the way it is, and yes you should probably use it, and you shouldn't enforce your opinions on others, even if they make complete sense.

[Warrior]

I give up.

[Explicit]

Most people as in people that don't do programming as a profession, but as a hobby. Say about 70% of VB6 users.

Don't make up statistics...

Seeing as previous versions of BASIC didn't even have the option, it would make historical sense for it to be off by default, because that's the native style of the language. The point is, that's the way it is, and yes you should probably use it, and you shouldn't enforce your opinions on others, even if they make complete sense.

He's not pressing his opinion on the matter onto others, he's just explaining why it's illogical to have 'Option Explicit' off by default.  I won't bother listing the reasons why seeing as how they've been covered in previous posts, but what I wanted to point out was that you'd make some kind of assertion about a coding practice in here, and then (seemingly) would switch your stance on it, resulting in some history lesson that (from what I can see) doesn't really help your point(s) at all.

[Barabajagal]

I wasn't making up statistics, I was making a guess. BASIC was designed as an educational language.

The choice to use Option Explicit or not is an opinion. I don't agree with it, but I support it's right, nonetheless.

[Explicit]

I wasn't making up statistics, I was making a guess. BASIC was designed as an educational language.

The choice to use Option Explicit or not is an opinion. I don't agree with it, but I support it's right, nonetheless.

Fair enough.