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Indeed. Ugly syntax is such an obvious thing to complain about, but ugly semantics and ugly design are a bigger problem in the long run. (I really like Erlang's
by silentbicycle 17y ago
Indeed. Ugly syntax is such an obvious thing to complain about, but ugly semantics and ugly design are a bigger problem in the long run. (I really like Erlang's programming model, but find the syntax a bit scruffy.)
Erlang's syntax seems a lot less weird if you're familiar with Prolog, FWIW. It was a originally a DSL built on top of SICSTus Prolog, but seems to have accumulated some extra syntax along the way. Same with a lot of its other quirks.
- davidw 17y agoYes, Erlang's syntax is something you can still complain about a little bit even after having gotten comfortable with it. It's just not one of the language's strong points in my opinion. Of course, for a competent programmer, it's nothing more than a minor annoyance and is no reason not to use Erlang for projects where it would be a good fit.