[E-Lang] Re: Hydro & E: Update Syntax
Tyler Close
tclose@oilspace.com
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 09:59:10 -0000
Dean wrote:
> Besides the simple shell example, some of the current
> operators (_/, %%),
> some of Tyler's proposed syntax (-collection meaning
> 'collection inverted')
> are good examples of things that don't seem to carry their own
> weight.
Just a correction. The unary "-" operator was to expand to
"reversed()". I do actually use the reversed() operation frequently in
my code, but your argument may still stand. I'd definitely be willing
to drop it if it could knock out a swath of E's other operators on its
way out.
Tyler