On Mon, 12 May 2008 16:39:25 -0700 (PDT) Dave Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've read that one of the design goals of Python was to create an easy- > to-use English-like language. That's also one of the design goals of > Flaming Thunder at http://www.flamingthunder.com/ , which has proven > easy enough for even elementary school students, even though it is > designed for scientists, mathematicians and engineers. What an interesting and weird language! :) But I have a question concerning something like this, from the website: ---------------------------------------------------- Flaming Thunder uses set statements for assignment: Set x to "concrete". Flaming Thunder does not abbreviate or cojoin common English words. For example, go and to are separate words: Read commmand. If command = "quit" then go to end. ----------------------------------------------------- There doesn't seem to be any consistency here. Why say: set x to "concrete" and then say: if command = "quit" Why are you using the "set...to..." terminology instead of the "=" for assignments, but then in an if test statement, you *do* use the "="??? Would it be valid to say: x = "concrete" or to say: if command (is) set to "quit" ?????? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
