From: David Brown <caml-list@davidb.org>
To: dmitry grebeniuk <gds-mlsts@moldavcable.com>
Cc: caml-list@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax.
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 09:48:38 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20031230174838.GA19608@davidb.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1609002433.20031230101426@moldavcable.com>
On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 10:14:26AM +0200, dmitry grebeniuk wrote:
> Quite interesting, and maybe it is true, but I have more simple theory.
> First time I knew about revised syntax only when started to write
> camlp4-extensions, and at that time I've used caml about one year. No
> any note, nor even small remark about revised syntax was seen before
> reading camlp4 documentation. Larry said right about impatience, lazyness
> and hubris: most of us are too lazy to re-learn syntax of programming
> language after using it enough time.
In my brief time trying to use the revised syntax, I found it to be more
cumbersome. The native syntax has a very terse feel to it. I think the
inconsistencies actually help make it terse.
Dave
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Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-12-23 4:03 [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner Tyler Eaves
2003-12-23 4:19 ` jayanta nath
2003-12-23 5:34 ` Matt Gushee
2003-12-23 6:11 ` Tyler Eaves
2003-12-23 6:21 ` Michael Vanier
2003-12-23 6:31 ` Michael Jeffrey Tucker
2003-12-23 12:16 ` Richard Jones
2003-12-23 20:23 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 6:32 ` Shawn Wagner
2003-12-23 6:43 ` Matt Gushee
2003-12-23 5:58 ` Dustin Sallings
[not found] ` <EAEE2FF2-3510-11D8-B3A1-000A9584A16E@ml1.net>
2003-12-23 6:53 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 7:23 ` Tyler Eaves
2003-12-23 8:26 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 6:20 ` Tom Murray
2003-12-23 8:52 ` Stefano Zacchiroli
2003-12-23 16:47 ` [Caml-list] Ocaml syntax David Brown
2003-12-23 20:19 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 21:03 ` Eric Merritt
2003-12-23 21:52 ` brogoff
2003-12-24 10:27 ` skaller
2003-12-24 11:42 ` Peter Jolly
2003-12-24 12:19 ` skaller
2003-12-30 8:14 ` dmitry grebeniuk
2003-12-30 17:48 ` David Brown [this message]
2003-12-23 10:26 ` [Caml-list] Frustrated Beginner Samuel Lacas
2003-12-23 11:01 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 14:34 ` Oleg Trott
2003-12-23 20:25 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-23 16:11 ` Brian Hurt
2003-12-23 16:20 ` Sven Luther
2003-12-23 16:52 ` David Brown
2003-12-23 20:32 ` Dustin Sallings
2003-12-24 10:41 ` Issac Trotts
2003-12-23 17:39 ` Brian Hurt
2003-12-24 9:35 ` Jacques Garrigue
2003-12-24 9:49 ` skaller
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