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Pascal verbosity does not add information, but noise. As humans, we recognize symbols and structures better than words. {} as delimiters make much more sense th
by kaoD 13y ago
Pascal verbosity does not add information, but noise. As humans, we recognize symbols and structures better than words. {} as delimiters make much more sense than BEGIN/END.
- JasonFruit 13y agoI always thought there was a use for something like RATFOR for Pascal; maybe Ratscal? It could have left most of the verbosity in place, but replaced the BEGINs and ENDs with { and }, and that would have made it an almost perfect language from my point of view.
- telephonetemp 13y agoNimrod is a lot like a modernized Pascal with a Python-like syntax.
- pjmlp 13y agoLets all code in APL then. > {} as delimiters make much more sense than BEGIN/END. Sure {{{{{}}}}}}
- kaoD 13y agoBEGIN BEGIN BEGIN BEGIN BEGIN END END END END END That's MUUUUCH better!
- pjmlp 13y agoMore readable. Now we can discuss tab vs spaces.
- kaoD 13y agoIt's not that readable if you didn't realize I actually fixed your extra }. I expected you to nitpick about it! :P PS: spaces obviously.
- pjmlp 13y ago> It's not that readable if you didn't realize I actually fixed your extra }. I expected you to nitpick about it! :P Yes, I did it on purpose. > PS: spaces obviously. Well there we happen to agree. :)