SeƱor diablo,
The child in me agrees; and I was always better at math than reading.
Joe Wilkins
On Dec 12, 2008, at 3:52 AM, Dave Cragg wrote:
On 12 Dec 2008, at 00:48, Judy Perry wrote:
I just want to show people
that you can do things easier -- and certainly easier for a child
-- in Rev
than in all those other languages being suggested.
I'll play Devil's Advocate.
There seems to be some assumptions about what is easier for a child.
One of these assumptions is that a "simple English-like syntax" is
simpler than other kinds of syntax. I wonder if that is not an adult
prejudice.
Compare these two ways of representing properties:
the text of me
me.text
I'd argue that the second is more visually representative of what we
are trying to express. The dot becomes a "joining symbol" which is
more easily remembered than the strange syntax of space + of +
space. And what on earth is "the" all about?
Perhaps I'm saying that Rev is a great language for old people to
take up. :-)
Cheers
Dave
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