At 8:16 AM -0500 9/30/05, Alex Lindsay wrote:
I have always thought that the more flexible and forgiving the
syntax, the better the language is for learning. I also believe
that flexible syntax is often a bane as the complexity of a project
increases, especially when more than one developer works on the
project.
I agree. The same goes for strong typing: it's good for serious
software development, but mostly gets in the way for beginners or for
quick hacks.
I have also thought that one of the more intuitive languages out
there is AppleScript. Almost anyone reading AppleScript for the
first time can understand it.
Well, yes, it's very readable, but very hard to write. Geoff
describes it as a read-only language, and though I did a fair amount
of Applescript in my day, I think this description is pretty apt.
Best,
- Joe
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