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Created by Honour on 9/10/2023 in #questions
unable to pass by value
@TeamPuzel @guidorice perhaps you guys have misunderstood me . consider the code below 
fn main():
    var x = 10
    copy(x)
    print(x)


fn copy( x: Int):
  x +=1
fn main():
    var x = 10
    copy(x)
    print(x)


fn copy( x: Int):
  x +=1
the compiler complains if you try to modify x inside the copy function because its not mutable, right??. The only way to provide mutability is with the inout keyword, but inout automatically makes x a mutable reference, which means modifying it also modifies the the original variable. my point is that primitive types like int should copy by default or atleast allow the programmer to decide if they want a mutable reference or a mutable copied value
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MModular
Created by Honour on 9/10/2023 in #questions
unable to pass by value
yeah it says value-semantics in the docs but then i created a def function with an Int argument and when i hover over it with the cursor the function signature says owned Int which means it just transfers ownership rather than copy it
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