What is wierd is that we are calling commands and functions as though they were properties. Another layer in the onion. I think all this reveals how truely difficult it is to create an "english like" language, when English (and all languages) are so relative by nature and dependent to some degree on context, whereas a programming language simply cannot be without inspiring the kind of conversation we are having here.
Perhaps we have reached the precipice of high level languages and simply cannot go further without tumbling over the edge. Bob S On Nov 3, 2016, at 15:44 , J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com<mailto:jac...@hyperactivesw.com>> wrote: All the "native" LC functions are nouns. The reason is that LC functions can be used with either parentheses or preceded by "the". So we get this: put the date put the selectedChunk put the target If these were verbs: put the getDate put the getSelectedChunk put the getTarget which is weird. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
