[REBOL] Re: Periods as parts of rebol words?
From: tim:johnsons-web at: 10-May-2002 18:07
* Gregg Irwin <[greggirwin--mindspring--com]> [020510 16:51]:
> Hi Tim,
>
> << A period(.) is so much easier to use. I have used periods in
> rebol words and I haven't encountered any problems thus far. >>
>
> Per the docs:
>
> The end of a word is indicated by a space, a line break, or one of the
> following
> characters: [](){}":;/
Hello Greg et al..
> The following characters are not allowed in words: @#$%^,
>
> Technically, you can do it. I personally don't think it's a good idea, for
> the following reason: REBOL is designed to be a good language for humans.
I'm not sure if I find "reading" the dot seperators as easy as typing
them, to be perfectly frank...
> Dot notation isn't found in many natural languages I know of (not counting
> phonetic breakdowns which don't use the period :) while hyphenated words are
> a normal form, at least in English. Just my 2c.
And what languages use forward slashes?
Retorical question really, hyphens are an easier read, and I will
probably stick with them.
Now to try to figure out what Ryan is getting at :-)
Thanks all!
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