On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 1:11 PM Ed Saleh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I know JavaScript is influenced by the C syntax family, which is my > favorite style. However, what I pushed for here is kind of merging of 2 > programming languages families. We here are talking good attributes from > Python and adding it to JavaScript. > Significant whitespace was the worst idea Python implemented. Forced formatting is HORRIBLE. And a lack of braces also makes re-nesting code and evolution more difficult. Neither of these are good things for or from Python.
> ------------------------------ > *From:* Ed Saleh <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:08:37 PM > *To:* Bergi <[email protected]>; [email protected] < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Optional Curly Braces in JavaScript > > Ok, no problem. I know the committee doesn't add features easily, but > starting a discussion is a good first step. > ------------------------------ > *From:* es-discuss <[email protected]> on behalf of Bergi < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, November 3, 2019 4:05:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Optional Curly Braces in JavaScript > > Hi! > > > If it's possible in JavaScript to have `:`, and enable significant > spacing, that would be great. > > > > Why you don't *want* to? > > Your argument for significant whitespace seems to be that the simplicity > of Python is great. However, adding an alternative block syntax to > JavaScript would fail to achieve this goal, in contrast, it would only > make the language more complex. > > So no, my educated guess is that it's not possible for you to persuade > the wider community and especially the technical committee to accept > your proposal. They are very reluctant to add features that don't show a > clear benefit. > > Since you asked for my personal feedback: JS syntax was influenced by C > and Java, and it will consistently keep its curly braces. A different > block style would only be a viable choice for a new language or dialect, > which should not allow curly braces at all, and would not provide > backwards compatibility. > > kind regards, > Bergi > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss > _______________________________________________ > es-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/es-discuss >
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