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Eliot Miranda wrote:
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Having been living with Squeak for a while now I really, really like
the curly brace syntax. I also note that it doesn't conflict with e.g.
VisualWorks use of #{name} for binding references. So I have a strong
personal preference for it, but that's just personal.<br>
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I can see the curly syntax making lots of code much shorter, and thus <br>
more readable. I would welcome it. One issue to consider is:<br>
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<i>"Is the purpose of the new standard to enhance the language,<br>
or is it to define a subset of existing dialects that would make<br>
the code most portable among existing dialects?"</i><br>
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This goes back to the question of how much support there<br>
will be for this new standard from existing vendors. <br>
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Personally, I see the power of "open source". It would be enough<br>
for me if a dialect of Squeak emerged which adheres to this new <br>
well-defined standard, as the "Reference Implementation".<br>
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-Panu Viljamaa<br>
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