From: SonOfLilit <sonoflilit@...>
Date: 2007-05-20T17:11:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Parser or Programmer? (was: Re: Why not adopt "Python Style" indentation for Ruby?)

IMHO, at least in complicated cases, the reader has to emulate a
parer, so both are the same.

Whenever there is syntax that's tricky to parse, it's also tricky to read.

See pythons space-vs-tab problem, for example.


Aur

On 5/20/07, Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 19.05.2007 20:48, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote:
>
> > 2. I think Python's "variant" of Algol 60 notation is less than
> > satisfactory, but I also have problems with the liberality present in
> > the syntax of Perl and Ruby. I don't like to make the reader or parser
> > work any harder than necessary just for the convenience of the coder.
>
> I would understand why you would want to make the reader's job easier -
> but the parser?  That's just a piece of software and I believe that we
> should always strive to make software easier to use for humans not machines.
>
> Besides of that, personally I don't find the current Ruby syntax hard to
> read.  Do you have some examples where you feel that reading Ruby is
> made hard(er) because of the liberties you mention?
>
> Kind regards
>
>         robert
>
>
>