[bitc-dev] Syntax Poll: Punctuation

[Zorg 421]

I would be disapointed if BitC would use curly braces in many places
like C does, but not in very selected area like the imperative
sequence of ocaml:

do {expr1; epr2; expr3; expr3}

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:36 PM, Jonathan S. Shapiro <shap at eros-os.com> wrote:
> In general, I feel that syntactic keywords should mostly NOT be
> punctuation. Using identifiers mostly improves readability, and it is
> easier for users of international keyboards.
>
> I do not intend to rule out use of punctuation entirely. Some uses are
> either deeply embedded in PL history ("." to select a name within a
> containing environment) or consistent with normal written usage (e.g.
> semicolon for sequencing).
>
> Anybody want to argue for curly braces?
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