On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Stefano Di Martino <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > rust seems to be a next generation language that's really worth it. But I > still see elements in the syntax that are just need- and senseless and from > the last century, like the semicolon an the end of each command. What is > this good for?! > What are parenthesis like "{" good for? They might make sense in *some* > cases, but it is nasty to make this elements to fix syntax rules for every > command or code block. > If you could remove this verbose syntax, it would be worth to call it "next > generation language" in a syntax way, too.
Please read: https://github.com/mozilla/rust/wiki/Note-development-policy In particular, the code of conduct section: "Respect that people have differences of opinion and that every design or implementation choice carries a trade-off and numerous costs. There is seldom a right answer. Please keep unstructured critique to a minimum. If you have solid ideas you want to experiment with, make a fork and see how it works." Please remember that the decisions that you're just learning about now are ones that other people have put a ton of time, thought, and effort into. Assume that if something strikes you the wrong way, it's probably not because no one else has thought about it, but because it's the result of a trade-off. As this point in the design of Rust, we're unlikely to make any major syntax changes. The focuses right now are on completing the few remaining features that aren't done, library development, and performance. Cheers, Tim (Rust core team member) -- Tim Chevalier * http://catamorphism.org/ * Often in error, never in doubt 'Wouldn't you rather be anything other than the kid who runs around telling stuff what he thinks it is?" -- DavEnd _______________________________________________ Rust-dev mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/rust-dev
