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Does this strike anyone else as a gimmick? I'm not sure if parsing symbols is really the limiting factor when I try to understand code.
by tylerhou 10y ago
Does this strike anyone else as a gimmick? I'm not sure if parsing symbols is really the limiting factor when I try to understand code.
- smsm42 10y agoYes, it's a gimmick. The question whether it's a useful gimmick is an open one. I'd try it out probably, but probably it would end more confusing than helpful after the novelty wears off.
- failrate 10y agoIt is no more a gimmick than the standard mode of rendering. However, it does have an adaptation cost. A comparable example: I went to the trouble of creating a custom key binding for my old laptop that was a standard US layout, except the numeral row was symbols by default (i.e. Press shift to get numbers), because I only used the numpad for numerals. It worked, but relearning was too painful. If I'd learned it that way from the beginning, it would just be normal.
- coldtea 10y agoDoesn't have to be the limiting factor to still be an improvement.