Transcript and/or ECMA

[Rob Cozens]

Hi All,

I must be a real foole: in thirty years of programming involving at 
least 10 programming languages it never occurred to me to suggest to 
the creator of the language I was currently learning to change the 
syntax to incorporate syntax from another language.  Rather, I 
assumed there was some unifying logic behind the syntax that tailored 
that language to perform the role its creator(s) had in mind at its 
inception.

Frankly, I feel that those who suggest syntax changes to Transcript 
with no better justification than "it will make the Transcript more 
acceptable to java scriptors" or "it will make Transcript seem more 
profession to C programmers" are missing the point:  Transcript is 
Transcript, javascript is javascript, and C is C.  If you want java 
syntax, script in javascript, if you want C syntax, program in C.

And if you want changes in Transcript syntax, PLEASE offer a better 
reason than "it will help programmers with experience on other 
platforms."  IMFO, those programmers are better served by learning 
many languages as each presents itself; thus broadening their arsenal 
of problem-solving approaches.
-- 

Rob Cozens
CCW, Serendipity Software Company
http://www.oenolog.net/who.htm

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)