On Mon 12 Nov 2001 at 12:58PM +0100, Frank Nordberg wrote: > > I know I sometimes expect too much from the programmers. Like so many > non-programmers I tend to view them as some kind of magicians always > ready to pull a handful of miracles out of their sleeve. > If you tell me you can't do it this time, I guess I just have to accept > that. But at least give it a serious try! > > Please! :-) >
What programmers cannot do is re-write applications retrospectively. Adding new syntax that is incompatible with the old syntax causes hassles for everyone who uses abc. That is why it important for new ideas to make use of existing syntax and be added in harmoniously if at all possible. Rather than propose specific syntax, maybe you need to be saying "I'd like this new feature, what syntax do we need to support it?" . James Allwright To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
