why isn't Rev more popular

Preston Shea darkshadow1 at metrocast.net
Sat Dec 3 08:17:38 EST 2005


Saying "if the visible of myObject is true," may sound a bit funny at first but it is very English like. Putting "the" before "visible" turns an adjective into a noun. Perfectly logical in a language that has no problems with "the running of the Kentucky Derby" and a fine way to refer to a property. xTalk is a pidgin dialect of English and handy way to communicate with strangers (non-programmers communicating with computers). C++ isn't a language, it is a set of conventions for writing mathematical equations (statements) using some English words. The difference is profound. If you want to know which approach will win out in the end, you have only to watch re-runs of "Star Trek." "Computer, how many Klingons are aboard this ship?" Now that's xTalk!


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