On Sat, 09 May 2009 12:08:49 -0700, Paul Rubin wrote: > Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> writes: >> I think your point is wrong. Without syntax, there can be no written >> communication. In Haskell, f.g is not the same as f+g -- the difference >> is one of syntax. > > In Haskell, (+) and (.) are both functions.
"Left-parens op right-parens" is syntax. > So it's really true you can get rid of almost all Haskell expression > syntax. And what you've got left is syntax. Without syntax, how can you tell the difference between a meaningful character string and a jumble of random gibberish? Without syntax, how can you tell where one token finishes and the next begins? -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
