On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 09:42:10PM -0400, Greg Hendershott wrote: > > This makes me wonder if some experienced programmers dislike simple > syntax, not just because it is unfamiliar to them, but also because it > is too simple to serve as an effective in-group filter. If humanities > students are comfortable, we must raise the barrier to entry. ;)
the real question is, "What is simple syntax?" or, "Who or what finds it simple?" Human beings find natural language really simple to use. Computer programs find natural language really hard, and like recursion and parentheses. Natural languages use a wide variety of syntaactic forms and even have practical limits on nesting depth. -- hendrik -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/20190726201907.bydp3sasavgfkk2z%40topoi.pooq.com.
