On Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 8:18 AM, Erica Sadun via swift-evolution < swift-evolution@swift.org> wrote:
> > I fully agree. It’s hella presumptuous to decide that I’m not allowed to > express whimsy, frustration, humor, or any other emotions in my code. Or to > tell an 8 year old using Playgrounds on the iPad that he/she can’t name a > variable 🐷 purely because they find it *funny*. We don’t have to squash > the joy out of *everything*. > > > Russ > > > The problem isn't whimsy so much as it's selecting the right set. If you > can point to a standard (or create one) that provides a good set, which > does not introduce the issues described in the proposal, that would be a > great starting step for adapting the proposed approach. The same goes for > the mathematical operators. > The noun/verb distinction was clarifying for me in regards to operators. Is there a similar human-factors distinction we can identify for emojis that might usefully inform this part of the discussion? Jonathan
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