[E-Lang] syntax for newbies: where's the dot?

[Mark S. Miller]

At 05:52 PM Wednesday 2/28/01, zooko@zooko.com wrote:
>Second, this [the dot] is a case where you have chosen the side of beauty,
>readability and convenience over the side of comfort for newly arrived
>C++/Java programmers.
>
>Perhaps you feel that the advantages of having no dot are so dramatic
>that it is worth the cost of deterring some Java programmers by the
>unfamiliar syntax.  Or perhaps you don't *really* think that, but you
>let your inherent love of beauty get the best of you for a few years,
>and now you're ready to reconsider.  :-)

The issue is command-line/shell usage, where a different set of expectations 
and tradeoffs apply.


        Cheers,
        --MarkM