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- Subject: Re: Short function definition syntax; thoughts on Lua
- From: Thomas Lauer <thomas.lauer@...>
- Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:51:20 +0000
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> wrote:
----original message----
From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:20:20 +0900
Subj: Re: Short function definition syntax; thoughts on Lua
> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
> > I don't think that this kind of syntax fits well with the rest of Lua,
>
> That's what it comes down to -- taste. You don't like it. Other people do.
If *IT* is really just a matter of taste, *IT* should probably not be
implemented.
I have always been of the opinion that to save typing a few more
characters is not a priority in language design. A good editor goes a
long way.
--
cheers thomasl
web: http://thomaslauer.com/start
