[squeak-dev] #<-

Nicolas Cellier nicolas.cellier.aka.nice at gmail.com
Mon Dec 16 21:08:46 UTC 2019


I don't buy #<- neither.
We don't expect symmetry here probably because keys and values have very
asymetrical role.


Le lun. 16 déc. 2019 à 21:45, tim Rowledge <tim at rowledge.org> a écrit :

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> > On 2019-12-16, at 9:57 AM, Jakob Reschke <forums.jakob at resfarm.de>
> wrote:
> >
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> >
> > And introducing all the scripting shortcuts to the main language
> compromises the idea of the well readable source code ;-) whenever I look
> at shell script or Perl I am reminded that they are apparently not made to
> be read by humans.
>
> Exactly. If anyone goes down the path of making Smalltalk accept nonsense
> like that, or makes it look like APL etc, then I will reach down the
> internet and flick their earlobes until they scream uncle.
>
> >
> > For example, I again found your Dictionary newFrom: { 1 <- #one. 2 <-
> #two } very confusing. Keys usually come first in the Smalltalk
> "literature" (other code), now whaaat??
> >
> > In my opinion, it is like allowing people to occasionally write English
> right-to-left if the author thinks it is appropriate.
> >
> puY.
>
> tim
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