Re: Lightweight syntax: a dissident view

[David Kastrup <dak@...>]

Axel Kittenberger <axkibe@gmail.com> writes:

> Why everything so complicated?
>
> How about simply this
>
> lambda(x) x == 2
>
> no end, no return, no statements before return, if you want statements
> use function() syntax. The lambda goes until end of statement, if you
> want to write more in the line use a ';' to separate it like other
> statements. A lambda function is also by itself terminated by a ','.
> If you need something like 'if', use something like 'select' when in
> function-coding-style-mode.
>
> return lambda() x, y   ==is==> return function() return x end, y
>
> if you want to return multiple value, use brackets:
>
> return lambda()(x, y)  ==is==> return function() return x, y end

I don't like shift/reduce conflicts.

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David Kastrup