repeated parameter names and default values

[Douglas Crockford]

On 2012-09-27 9:19 AM, Allen Wirfs-Brock wrote:
> Consider
>
>     function f(a, b= a=3, c=a) {
>        return a+" "+b+" "+c
>     }
>
>     console.log(f(1));
>
> Based upon the conclusions about argument binding at the recent TC39 meeting this will display:
>    "3 1 3"
>
> Any disagreement of this?

A constantly recurring question in this effort is "Do we want it to be 
consistent, or do we want it to be better?"

I am always in favor of better. So parameter names should not be repeatable.