On 5/1/02 1:19 PM, "Geir Magnusson Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/1/02 1:11 PM, "Nathan Bubna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Geir said: >>> Why don't you like &? >> >> eh, various reasons have already been thrown out, but personally, it's the >> similarity to && in velocity, similarity to bit-wise & in java, general >> aesthetics (i think : looks nicer), and : is easier/quicker to type. (not >> necessarily in that order :-) >> > > That's fair. Just wondering. > > I like "+" because of familairity, but prefer not to overload. I therefore > like "&" because of its use in other lighter programming environments (like > VB) so there may be some familiarity with people. > > I didn't mind "." either. > > I don't like ":" because it's so similar to what you use for namespace > declination (or whatever the right word is) in XML. > > > It seems that while the below XML generation example is lucidly clear, I > would imagine it could be confusing to some : > > #if($whatever == true) > > <$namespace:$foobar attrib="get:$arg" /> Actually, the above "get:$arg" isn't problematic, but you could see how it might be confusing. -- Geir Magnusson Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] System and Software Consulting "He who throws mud only loses ground." - Fat Albert -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
