[Grace-core] Comment from Andrew

[James Noble]

So - I wonder why the "its the IDE" argument doesn't work here:
  if you'd like your programs displayed with end delimiters, you can  
have 'em.

This works because - unlike python - Grace does support {} delimiters,
and (to use Pondy's phrase) any layout must be consistent with any  
explicit brackets.

Hmm, perhaps we should post that as commets onto the syntax blog post?

J


> He mentioned that when reading Python, he really liked the
>
> 	do:
> 		stuff
> 		more stuff
>
> layout-sensitive syntax, as long as the stuff was one or two lines.
>
> When it gets to be 20 lines, he wants to see a visual end marker  
> (like "end" or "end do") to close off the block visually, he help  
> the eye track.
>
> This is from someone who has probably read more lines of layout- 
> sensitive code than I've had hot dinners.  So I am tempted to listen  
> to him.
>
> I have no idea how to reconcile this with the control-structures-as- 
> message-sends principle.
>
> 	Andrew
>
>
>
> On 6 Dec 2010, at 17:11, James Noble wrote:
>
>> Andrew you said you wanted to relay a comment (about syntax?)
>>
>> What was it?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
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