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Ada has a lot of syntax, but also gains a lot in terms of functionality (and arguably readability, but I disagree) for those extra characters. Syntax for the s
by hazz99 8y ago
Ada has a lot of syntax, but also gains a lot in terms of functionality (and arguably readability, but I disagree) for those extra characters.
Syntax for the sake of syntax is pointless, imo. Obviously there's a balance here - APL and Applescript both suffer from either extreme.
- fiddlerwoaroof 8y agoI have a suspicion that something like APL is only a problem as far as the learning curve is concerned. For example, the syntax of advanced mathematics is nearly illegible to me but, for a physicist or mathematician who does this every day, it's the most efficient way of communicating information.