On Monday, March 1, 2021 at 9:36:57 AM UTC+13 ren...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> I think the only time the indentation is a problem is when refactoring > code - copying pasting code blocks seems to be a guessing game with my IDEs > and often require manual fixes - the issue seems far less common (and more > easily corrected) when using brackets. > > On Feb 28, 2021, at 12:12 PM, Bob Alexander <bobj...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I never have understood the *serious* hatred of Python's "indentation as > syntax" approach. I've used lots of bracketed and begin/end languages > (C/C++, Algol & relatives, Ruby, and most other programming languages), and > when I write code in those languages I usually indent as I write. > Obviously, indenting makes it much easier for a human to understand the > program structure. It never occurred to me to code C, for example, without > indenting. Of course, the compiler doesn't mind -- for the computer the > brackets are easier to understand, but not for humans. > > When I pseudo-code with pencil and paper or text editor, my natural > tendency is to use indentation for structure, not brackets. I'd imagine > this is true for almost everyone. When Python came along the Python team > adopted the motto "programmable pseudo-code" (or something like that) and, > for me, it was true. I personally think Python is very readable. > Another minor benefit of the indentation-only approach is the reduced > vertical size of a program -- all those trailing brackets on a line of > their own add up :) > > So it never occurred to me to object to Python's indentation approach. I > always did it anyway. And, even without code formatters, if a program could > compile and run, I could rely on the indentation to be representative of > the program's actual structure. > > Aside from indentation Python's keyword function arguments and optional > arguments often make for more readable code. Go could really benefit from > those features, and since they are already available in struct literals, it > might not be too hard to fit into the Go language... > > On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 12:35 AM 'Dan Kortschak' via golang-nuts < > golan...@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >> On Sun, 2021-02-28 at 09:23 +0100, Jan Mercl wrote: >> > I meant, for example, in regexp notation, ` *` vs `\n *` between a >> > function signature and the opening brace of the function body. >> >> Ah, yes. >> >> > This assumes newline is a whitespace. Most programming languages >> > agree, but humans may not. >> >> With semicolon insertion, they're not. While they are white, they're >> qualitatively difference to horizontal white. >> >> Dan >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/golang-nuts/uy17JJe8KB4/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> golang-nuts...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/070aa073f9c5c9d78a7d68bf9534fa37d701d384.camel%40kortschak.io >> . >> > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAKyHfRMkgqZ0MyQFcyszX3m1DLcrK%3D1Zfiw2ugFx3VsX2QSeAQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAKyHfRMkgqZ0MyQFcyszX3m1DLcrK%3D1Zfiw2ugFx3VsX2QSeAQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > I have been a Python developer for 14 years, and whitespace has never really presented itself as any significant issue. The occasional copy-paste resulting in mixed spaces vs tabs gets flagged by modern code editors. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/713d2178-87a2-480a-9ba1-d113175bdd72n%40googlegroups.com.
