Re: OT - trivial programming language
On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 08:46:22PM -0600, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
> On 2004-05-29, Micha Feigin penned:
> > On Fri, May 28, 2004 at 01:32:24PM -0600, s. keeling wrote:
> >>
> >> And if it's python, we're hosed.
> >>
> > Since I am not a python user, why so?
>
> Because in python, scope is determined entirely by indentation.
>
> >> Here's another: displaying a file in less/more/pg/most may or may not
> >> show the same thing we see in our choice of text editor.
> >>
> >
> > That can be setup properly, and it won't be that unreadable and
> > considering less/more/etc. weren't meant for reading more the a couple
> > lines of code.
>
> Justify that claim, please. Why shouldn't I use a pager to scan through
> pages of code?
>
You don't have same power of scrolling, searching, syntax highlighting,
customizable indentation etc. as with a proper editor.
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