On Nov 29, 2007 5:36 PM, Igor Stasenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But what if new syntax is a cornerstone concept of a language?
I only know of two examples: Lisp and Python. Both of them cause very controversial syntax discussions, but one of them seems to go too far for most people. I can't explain why Smalltalk is even less popular than Lisp. Is it the lack of a good IDE, the syntax, or both? At least, with Lisp it's pretty clear why the syntax is needed. I also don't know how much more power a language needs to offer in order to overcome the syntax barrier. It seems to be pretty much, though. :) Maybe it's also not clear whether Smalltalk itself (instead of the IDE) actually provides more power? Some of these questions might be answered by this project. > And teaching children that rules _CAN_ be changed to conform their > needs or to be able to use a new tool, haves much more positive > impact. And obviously, this is the *only* way we can teach this fact? By making math less consistent? Sorry, but that's almost funny. :) Bye, Waldemar Kornewald _______________________________________________ fonc mailing list [email protected] http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
