I think that would confuse me, and maybe break syntax highlighting. It *looks* like a message send to nothing. How about something that gives more feeling of inserting... add <-- 3 , 4. add <<< 3 , 4. add <<: 3 <<: 4. add @:3 @:4.
cheers -ben On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 8:17 AM, Francisco Garau <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to make some syntax changes that would make block evaluation more > legible. > > Currently we define and evaluate blocks like this: > > inc := [ : x | x + 1 ]. > (inc value: 3) = 4. > addTo := [ : x : y | x + y ]. > (addTo value: 3 value: 4) = 7. > > > But I would like them to be defined like this: > > [ inc: x | x + 1 ]. > (inc: 3) = 4 > > [add: x to: y | x + y ]. > (add: 3 to: 4) = 7. > > > What do you think? Is it feasible? > > I presume it's Opal where I should start looking at implementing this > changes, but any hints/suggestions are welcomed. > > Cheers, > Francisco
