[e-lang] Proposed grammar simplifications

[Kevin Reid]

Dean Tribble <tribble at e-dean.com> wrote:

> Deprecate the HideExpr (just a brace enclosed sequence of expressions).
> There are about 5 occurences in esrc, and 15 overall in esrc, e-on-cl,
> and my code.  There are several ways to get a nested scope.  Using the
> most efficient syntax for enclosing a block to represent it seems like a
> waste, and the potential for HideExprs makes several other minor grammar
> issues ambiguous (like optionally ending lists of things with a comma).

Only 15? I suspect you didn't count E-on-CL's updoc scripts, where I use
it primarily to reduce the chance of accidental coupling between tests.

What "way to get a nested scope" do you recommend? 

The obvious one is thunk { ... } (). 

if (true) { ... } would work, but is Wrong.

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Kevin Reid                            <http://homepage.mac.com/kpreid/>