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> 1. Erlang has a funky syntax; deal with it. If you can't or won't learn the language b/c of the syntax that is your loss. I'm sorry, but I can't really find t
by foljs 16y ago
> 1. Erlang has a funky syntax; deal with it. If you can't or won't learn the language b/c of the syntax that is your loss. I'm sorry, but I can't really find this a valid argument as it basically sounds like "Erlang syntax scares me. Me no likey".
And this is invalid, how?
A well designed syntax is a must for a good language.
If Erlang has a "funky syntax" (your words), then that is a real disadvantage that should raise concern. Syntax affects code readability, maintenance, etc.
- daleharvey 16y ago"funky" basically means "not c style" erlangs syntax is very well thought out, I would even agree it is ugly at times, but it very purposefully avoids any fancy contructs choosing readability every time, erlang (imo) is by far the most readable language around, it is very very hard to find a piece of erlang code that is hard to follow because it only has primitive constructs
- Someone 16y agoA well designed syntax is a must for a good language. Well designed and 'understandable at first sight' are not synonymous. If they were, C would not be a good language. Many C programmers tend to forget how alien the syntax looked to them when they first met 'Hello, world!' in C, with its '#include' 'char * * argv', and braces for blocks.