I really don't understand the need of this.....nor the meaning..... :(

2010/2/24 Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com>

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> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
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>> Folks -
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>> I just came across this amazing bit of modern language design:
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>>   http://www.staringispolite.com/likepython/
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>> And I just couldn't stop myself. I am happy to announce Like, Squeak the
>> modern version of the Squeak language! Just as in Like, Python you will
>> write your code, like, in a style culturally appropriate for teh 21st
>> century. Let's give it a shot, bro:
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>>  ok so fields := #(1 2 3) ah collect:[: omg aNumber|
>>    aNumber reciprocal dude yeah
>>  ].
>>  yo Transcript just friggin show: da fields toootally reversed
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>> Can you imagine the productivity boost? You just write it just the way
>> you'd spell it! Like, Squeak opens completely new directions for any serious
>> Squeak developer.
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>> Here is a full list of Like, Squeak keywords (which looks awfully similar
>> to the Like, Python keywords):
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>> * Valleygirl: omg, so, like, totally, right, toootally
>> * Frat guy: friggin, fuckin, dude, man, bro, broheim, broseph
>> * Internets: lol, rofl, teh, ohai, plz
>> * Snoop: yo, homey, homeboy, sup, dog, shit, girl, ma, biatch, ho, shiiit
>> * Local: wicked, hella, anyways
>> * Misc: just, hey, yeah, ok, um, uh, ah, actually, something
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>> Surely, this will open the door to lots of new users trying out Squeak!
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> I'm sorry, I don't understand your banter.
> Can we please add whatHo, notCricket, goodShow, oldBoy, newFangled, prang,
> bloody and snifter old boy?  WWII banter suits Squeak better than all that
> new-fangled stuff by requiring camelCase to make it parse.
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> And does this mean I have to stop writing "self doShit" in my Smalltalk
> code?
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>> Cheers,
>>  - Andreas
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