Dependence on Programming Experts

[Troy Rollins]

On Jul 12, 2006, at 11:04 AM, Rob Cozens wrote:

> Understand that the ultimate result of such quests for brevity is C  
> syntax.

Not always. Lingo is still the best example of what I'm referring to.  
It skips all the {} stuff. It behaves like an xtalk with more modern  
and accepted syntax.


> Why not just buy a C compiler?

I'll assume that to be rhetorical. The functionality of the  
Revolution engine is what's attractive to me, not the syntax, which I  
find verbosely obtuse. It has to be relearned every time I come back  
to do a project in Rev.

I'm not complaining, and I don't ever expect to get x = 5  
functionality, but I also don't agree that there is anything magical  
about the verbose syntax. It's more like an obstacle that must be  
overcome.

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Troy
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