> From: Richard M. Hartman
>
> "Peter Epstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:47189@palm-dev-forum...
> >
> > Sometimes it seems like a language that actually used indentation to
> figure
> > out what you meant might be a lot better.
>
> That language is called Python.  I personally strongly dislike the
> use of whitespace as compiler-significant input.
>

Or, if we get out the "way back machine"... another such language was
Fortran.  I don't even want to think about the number of times punching
something (remember hollerith cards?) into column 6 when I meant it to go
into column 7 really bit me!  So, I agree with Richard 100% on this.

- Richard
(It appears to be one of those OT days...)


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