On 2/20/15, Richard Lawrence <richard.lawre...@berkeley.edu> wrote:
> If there are others (John? Aaron? Samuel?) who think they really need
> the {:key val} syntax *over and above* a subtype designation, please
> speak up!i have no comments on citations per se. i just think the syntax we design should, if possible, be so general that it can be used for future features, including 100% unrelated features, and also for future subfeatures of any feature, including citations. to me, that means plist or similar. basically, i am concerned about syntax creep in the big picture and its downstream consequences. for example, it's more efficient to support, and for the user to remember, a single general syntax than a whole bunch of special syntaxes. if everybody is already thinking along the same lines, great. samuel -- The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it. Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.
