Re: Proposal: allow @, $, !, and ? in Lua identifiers

[Paige DePol <lual@...>]

On Apr 26, 2014, at 10:46 PM, Andrew Starks <andrew.starks@trms.com> wrote:
>> On Saturday, April 26, 2014, Tom N Harris <telliamed@whoopdedo.org> wrote:
>> I'd be more curious to see what a programming language would look like if it
>> inherited the Japanese honor system? Can you imagine having to reference a
>> variable based on its hierarchical importance in the program relative to the
>> calling function?
>> 
>> Thankfully, the inventor of Ruby wasn't inspired by that part of his native
>> tongue.
>> 
>> --
>> tom <telliamed@whoopdedo.org>
> 
> You have it wrong! All statements would be extremely boastful and end with multiple exclamation points. Conditionals would have a syntax like, "What??? Are you nil!!!??!? Then I will over power you with my value!!! If you wish to challenge me, then I will manipulate the values at your references so thoroughly, that your ancestors will feel your shame!!!"
> 
> -Andrew 

Well, I think that type of language would win the award for the most verbose programming language ever invented.

Though, if the program had too many bugs would the developer have to commit seppuku? ;)

~pmd~