From: Seebs Date: 2009-12-14T09:40:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Poll: Significant Indentation On 2009-12-14, David Masover wrote: > If you mean you'd like to see it go one way or another, that's interesting. > Parentheses are often optional in Ruby. I think options are good -- coding > conventions should be enforced by the project, not the language. The problem is that indentation sensitivity isn't optional -- it's not something you can just not use if you don't want it, because if it's there, you'll get code that relies on it. > Mostly looking for self-assessment here. The fact that you can identify > something else you'd want to take from python suggests you've at least used > it. Contrast to Seebs, who "couldn't get past the horror" -- not that it's an > invalid opinion, but I'd much rather hear from people who are comfortable in > both. > For example, I can't get past the horror of PHP or Visual Basic, so my opinion > isn't as valuable as that of someone who has done significant development in > PHP and lived to tell about it. I disagree. I have done significant development in PHP, and your opinion is PRECISELY correct. -s -- Copyright 2009, all wrongs reversed. Peter Seebach / usenet-nospam@seebs.net http://www.seebs.net/log/ <-- lawsuits, religion, and funny pictures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_(Scientology) <-- get educated!