i didn't assert that word length has nothing to do with readability, just that word frequency has more impact on reading time than word length.
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Luke Vilnis <lvil...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can only speak for myself but I think it's a bit much to assert that > word length has nothing to do with readability. Heck, maybe that's even > true for you, but not for everyone. I have certainly felt it to be an > issue. If the "define" keyword was 50 letters long it would definitely have > an impact on my ability to read code - it seems to be an issue of degree, > not existence. > > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 3:26 PM, ozzloy-racket-users < > ozzloy+users_racket-lang_...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> am i the only one that thinks not having abbreviated names for anything >> is good? >> i like not having "def". especially if it's going to be redundant. >> i see this as a slippery slope i don't want to go down. >> it annoys me when switching to other languages to have to ask: which way >> of shortening "function" does this language go with? was it "fn"? maybe >> "fun"? >> if the language has a strict policy of not using short versions of words, >> i don't have to guess. >> >> as for "def" being easier to read than "define", that's not true. word >> frequency has more impact on reading time than word length for normal >> reading. having more aliases makes both less frequent, so adding "def" >> could plausibly make reading both take longer. most people read whole >> words at a time, rather than letter-by-letter. >> >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Grant Rettke <gret...@acm.org> wrote: >> >>> There is always pretty mode in Emacs. >>> >>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Ray Racine <ray.rac...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > FYI for those who may not know. Racket supports λ as an alias for >>> lambda. >>> > ctrl-\ in DrRacket. >>> > >>> > >>> > On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Nikita B. Zuev <nikit...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> +1 for `def' as alias for `define'. >>> >> May I also suggest `fun' for `lambda' alias? >>> >> Three letter names are the best =) >>> >> >>> >> (well one can always do it with require rename-in) >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Regards, >>> >> Nikita B. Zuev >>> >> ____________________ >>> >> Racket Users list: >>> >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > ____________________ >>> > Racket Users list: >>> > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.wisdomandwonder.com/ >>> ACM, AMA, COG, IEEE >>> >>> ____________________ >>> Racket Users list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >>> >> >> >> ____________________ >> Racket Users list: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >> >> >
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