On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Chris Double <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't really like this. Creating objects is common and I think > escaping things with \ should be rare.
I agree. > Why not just make it an error to define a word with the same name as a > class and vice versa? Because sometimes its useful to have both. For example, there is a curry class, and the curry word creates an instance. > Isn't that already the case with words, being an > error to define the same word twice? Yes. The situation is similar to Common Lisp; there are two namespaces, one for definitions and one for classes; a word can have at most one of each. Slava ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Factor-talk mailing list Factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/factor-talk
