Except that a child has almost certainly NEVER encountered that dot-joining that you reference, but HAS encountered "the" rather alot. Judy http://revined.blogspot.com
On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 3:52 AM, Dave Cragg <[email protected]>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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
