On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 9:32 AM Marco van de Voort <f...@pascalprogramming.org> wrote:
> E.g. where in this very long thread do the proponents actually balance > the need for a language feature against an IDE feature (to decode a > multiline string in + form into a popup, let user perform edit, and then > + it again). > > Where did the _proponents_ consider downsides as behaviour with > unbalanced strings? > > Nowhere. It is all about bullying the feature in. "need" + "some other > language has it" -> "language feature" must happen. Shortest route, no > detractions or other opinions please! > The "introduce a convoluted Lazarus CodeTools feature" thing is not an equivalent solution as it *entirely* rules out everyone who does not use Lazarus. There are no downsides with unbalanced strings. As I keep saying, it doesn't work like that. Lastly I did not say anything about "some other langauge has it". Sure, they *do*, but that's not part of my reasoning. My reasoning is specifically about increasing the usability of *Pascal.*
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