On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 10:47:10PM -0500, Nick Sabalausky wrote: > On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:04:06 +0100 > "Kagamin" <s...@here.lot> wrote: > > > Well, in the same vein one could argue that write(a,b) looks as > > if first function is called then arguments are computed and > > passed so the call should be written (a,b)write instead. The > > language has not only syntax, but also semantics.
In that case, we should just switch wholesale to reverse Polish notation, and get rid of parenthesis completely. Why write hard-to-read expressions like a+2*(b-c) when you can write a 2 b c - * +? Then function calls would fit right in: 1 5 sqrt + 2 / GoldenRatio == assert; Even constructs like if statements would be considerably simplified: i 10 < if i++ else i--; Things like function composition would actually make sense, as opposed to the reversed order of writing things that mathematicians have imposed upon us. Instead of f(g(x)) which makes no sense in terms of ordering, we'd have x g f, which shows exactly in what order things are evaluated. ;-) > Actually, that's one of the reasons I prefer UFCS function chaining > over nested calls. Fortunately for me, I got used to UFCS-style function chaining when learning jQuery. (Yes, Javascript actually proved beneficial in that case, shockingly enough.) T -- Prosperity breeds contempt, and poverty breeds consent. -- Suck.com