> > It's not just the abysmally appalling, hideously horrifying syntax. > > At about everything about C is just *not* "made for human beings" > > imho. > > I've never heard C syntax reviled quite so intensely. What syntax do > you like, out of curiosity?
Pascal, Python, if written by someone who uses semantic identifiers and avoids to use C(++)/Java-isms. I've seen Eiffel as well (without understanding it) and it didn't look ridiculous to me. In short, syntax that contains the strict minimum of "special" characters (delimiting lists etc. with brackets is ok to me), and almost exclusively human readable words. Although, if you push it to the extreme; Applescript is nice to read, but much less nice to write imho... :-/ C, C++, Java, Javascript, PHP, Perl etc., however, are just unspeakable <expletives>. <rant> BTW; Yes, I do *hate* those C(++)-isms (or Java-isms) that have started to sneak into Python in the past ~10 years. Using e.g. == for comparisons is just braindead. Use := for assignments instead, because that's mathematical syntax. And that "@" for decorators is, well, who proposed it? I'd like to cut off all his fingers with a bolt cutter. The same for people who use augmented assignments, "syntax shortcuts" or abbrvtd idtfrs. Ship them all to Fukushima, one way, no return ticket. Learn to touch-type, get an editor with decent syntax completion or just stop wreaking havoc to the world economy with your laziness. Code is read a hundred times more often than it is typed. </rant> Sincerely, Wolfgang -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
