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Re: OT - trivial programming language



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?

-- 
monique

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