On Tuesday 21 August 2007, Kenneth Lerman wrote:
>I disagree with the defenders who say it is not a kludge. It is a kludge. It
>was when I wrote it and it is now.
>
>The reason that these features must begin with an o-word is very simple. It
>made it easier to change the parser. The code simply tests if the line
>begins with an o-word. If it does, it calls a function that processes
>o-words.
>
>The change was simple and effective. I wrote that set of changes (call, if,
>then, else, while, return, endsub, do -- plus the expression changes -- eq,
>ne, le, lt, gt, ge) in about a week while I was on vacation.
>
>It IS free. If you don't like that syntax, please feel free to not use it.
>If you prefer a different syntax, please, please feel free to add it to the
>interpreter. I won't take offense. Really, I won't.
>
>It is a kludge. One of my better ones, I think.
If you, the author call it a kludge, I'll take your word for it Ken. To me,
its handier than bottled beer and sliced bread in the same sack. Thanks a
lot for doing it.
--
Cheers, Gene
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soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming
that I have never made one.
-- James Gordon Bennett
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