Douglas Alan wrote: > For instance, if Python were to have been designed so that you would > write: > > let myVeryLongVariableName = 3 > > I would have preferred this over > > myVeryLongVariableName = 3 > > With the latter, I have to scan down the line to see that this line is > in an assignment statement.
Interesting. I always found that the visual distinctness of non-Lisp programs made it easier to scan. For example, in Python I could blur my eyes such that I can't positively identify the letters, but could still tell an assignment from a function call from a mathemetical expression; not so easy in LISP where expressions are visually similar. Thus, a line in Python would require less reading, and thus less effort. Or so it is for me. Apparently, I look at the whole line, whereas you look at only the begining of the line when scanning. I suppose many LISPers do as well. I guess which is less effort depends on whether you find it more difficult to identify patterns whole line, or read an extra word. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
