On 1/10/2013 7:41 PM, Shane Ginnane wrote:
If I take REXX as an example, although it has its limitations and rough edges,
it have 4 important advantages IMHO:
1. It lives up the principle of "least astonishment" in syntax.
2. Its functionality and syntax is oriented towards the end goal of the code
effort.
3. It lives up to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
4. It minimizes the keystrokes for the programmer.
Sounds more like Perl than REXX .... <g,d,r>
Taking the p**s again Shane! ;-)
FWIW, Perl 6 seems to have smoothed out a lot of the rough edges.
Shane ... ;-)
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