From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2008-05-27T00:18:20+09:00
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lambda with normal block syntax

Hi,

In message "Re: [PATCH] lambda with normal block syntax"
    on Mon, 26 May 2008 23:48:44 +0900, "Meinrad Recheis" <meinrad.recheis@gmail.com> writes:

|I second this. also, from the standpoint of cognition it must be said that
| ->  will allways be recognized by most people as a binary operator where
|something is pointing or assigned to something.

The same symbol could have different meaning in different fields or
languages.  -> (or =>) are often used for function mapping in
functional languages (order differs though).

|so even if we all get used to the syntax the mismatch of the meaning of ->
|(lambda) and the general recognition (pointer/assignment) will always be
|disturbing for fast perceiving of ruby code.

Interesting.  I program in C more than Ruby, so that I should be the
first person to confuse between lambda and pointer reference.  But I
have never had any such problems for years.

							matz.