On Thu, 2009-01-22 at 09:07 -0700, Joe Strout wrote:
> >> Beep
> >>
> >> Doesn't get much more readable and syntax-free than that.
> >
> > readable doesn't mean smallest amount of syntax possible sometimes
> syntax
> > increases the readability of a text as you would see if we for
> example
> > dropped all punctuation but you probably already knew that but
> perhaps
> > you didnt draw the connection with programming language wink
>
> Cute. But I stand by my contention that "Beep" is about the most
> readable way imaginable to express the "make a beep sound now please"
> command, and any additional punctuation (parentheses, semicolons,
> etc.)
> only get in the way.
>
But what if your language allows functions to be used as first class
objects? (Mine does :))
x = Beep
Does that assign the name x to the Beep object or does it assign the
result of a Beep call to x?
There's no virtue in making ridiculously simple things even simpler if
it makes the interesting things impossible.
def tone_sequence(sound):
sequence = DialTone.followed_by(sound)
sequence()
for x in Beep, Buzz, Warble:
tone_sequence(x)
Cheers,
Cliff
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