Re: Short function definition syntax; thoughts on Lua

[Miles Bader <miles@...>]

Thomas Lauer <thomas.lauer@virgin.net> writes:
> 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.

It has more to do with making code easy to _read_ than easy to type.

That _is_ a priority in language design.

[Whether it accomplishes that goal is the area of contention, of
course -- David does not think so (in fact he thinks it does the
opposite), whereas other people think it does.  YMMV.]

-Miles

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