OK. I don't presume to dictate the design of your language, but I have noticed that languages that adhere more closely to an established language tend to have an easier time attracting converts (Java, JavaScript, Go).
Just my 2c :-) In general, this is a very interesting time - lots of interesting new languages around, and I'm very interested to see how the typestate stuff in Rust works out. -- Noel Grandin Graydon Hoare wrote: > On 11-05-17 08:54 AM, Noel Grandin wrote: >> Hi >> >> I notice that Rust seems to favour extreme brevity in it's choice of >> keywords e.g. "ret" "vec" "cont" "fn" >> >> I ask because Rust aims to be a system programming language, and the current >> dominant system programming language is >> C/C++, >> so it would make sense to me to pick keywords that align more closely with C >> to make transition easier. >> >> Or am I missing something in the design criteria of the language? > > Nothing terribly rational, it's just an aesthetic preference on my part. > > -Graydon > _______________________________________________ > Rust-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev > Disclaimer: http://www.peralex.com/disclaimer.html
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