Transcript and/or ECMA - guess who started it?

[Sjoerd Op 't Land]

Ken Ray wrote/ schreef:

> Actually, Sjoerd, it is probably possible for the parser to understand
> the context so that a different operator may not be needed at all.
Of course this is possible. I just don't like a symbol to have a
context-dependent meaning.

When I read my script aloud, I want to be able to just pronounce an '=' as
'is'. ("if myname is sjoerd then beep") When another meaning is introduced,
I will sometimes have to pronounce '=' as 'becomes'.

I know, many languages use this technique, but it is a very special and
beautiful property of xTalks, that one can read a script aloud, and
understand the meaning, without special syntax knowledge.

Regards, / Groeten,
Sjoerd