Re: syntax likes and dislikes (RE: Evaluating LUA)

["Dan Partelly" <dan_partelly@...>]

My friend, as I statuated, this is not an argument, is a personal thing.
Maybe you like blondes and I like readheads. This dont makes you stupid, as
liking {} dont make me silly.
Im not here on this list to argue about what I like and what I dont like, im
here to learn using LUA efficinetly.  I statuated what I like and what I
dont like, you can do the same, I could not care less.

Ciao, Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Reuben Thomas" <rrt@sc3d.org>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <lua-l@tecgraf.puc-rio.br>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: syntax likes and dislikes (RE: Evaluating LUA)


> > Of course, its an extremly personal thing. I just happen to think if -
> > then - end has a great redundancy. if {} is much more conchise.
>
> This is a silly argument. But I'm in a silly mood...
>
> Semantically, it's exactly the same thing (or put another way, the
> abstract syntax is the same).
>
> Otherwise, there are two things to count: characters and tokens. if () {}
> wins on characters (6-9, not counting spaces). if then end wins on tokens
> (3-5). Of course, if () wins in the case that you only need a block, not a
> statement, in both ways. But it sacrifices consistency to achieve this.
>
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