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| Date: | -- (:) |
| From: | Christian Gillot <cgillot@g...> |
| Subject: | [Caml-list] Syntax change |
Hi, As a newbie, I feeled puzzled by the fact that there's two syntaxes for ocaml. I understand camlp4 is really useful to extend ocaml on a _project-basis_ but it's awkward that there is two syntaxes for ocaml. It's pretty clear that the revised syntax is a progress. Nevertheless, it'll stay in its current confidential use as long as it's not the default syntax, aka the standard syntax. Because the newbie will have a natural tendance to use the "standard" syntax. Moreover as I said before it's puzzling to have two syntaxes widely used. Which one use ? And if you use one, when you'll see the other one you'll say : What do this code mean ? That's why all the ocaml keywords are only avaible and used in english rather than alse a french version, a deutsch version, etc. Clearly we need a compromise. As Daniel said before the INRIA team will not push forward another syntax. So what about the process in which is involved Perl6 ? I mean all the talented people write RFC and let the users comment them in order to reach a benefit for everybody ? That would be great and moreover a "open" approach to the problem. My 0.02 € -- Christian Gillot <cgillot@gruposbd.com> GNU/Linux developer ------------------- Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr