On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 5:16 AM, Ryosuke Niwa <[email protected]> wrote: > Without starting a debate on what semantics or aesthetics mean, syntax is a > big deal. A bad syntax can totally kill a feature.
Believe me, I agree; I named my last coding project "Bikeshed", after all. ^_^ This is why I find it puzzling that a syntax accepted by the RICG and a lot of authors is being shot down by a few implementors. This is why I've been classifying the objections as "personal aesthetic concerns" - I don't know how to classify them otherwise. The proposed syntax doesn't seem to offend average authors, who grasp it well enough (it's a pretty simple translation from what they already liked in <picture>). It just offends a few of you from WebKit, some of whom have been a bit hyperbolic in expressing their dislike. ~TJ
