Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: Emacs + input syntax

[Andrey G. Grozin]

On Fri, 11 May 2006, Gabriel Dos Reis wrote:
> "Page, Bill" <address@hidden> writes:
> | On Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:01 PM Ralf Hemmecke wrote:
> | > I would always suggest to forget about the #pile mode when
> | > you program in Aldor ...
> | Why? Your suggestion seems to me only a kind of
> | linguist prejudice.
> I think I'm with Ralf here.  I find the pile notation highly
> confusing and irritating when editing.  It is one of the downsides I
> find with Python, Haskell, Axiom, etc.  For me, it isn't different
> those infamous "tabs" in Makefiles.  It is a relic from stone ages we
> should not carry over.
> Your mileage may vary.
I like python exactly because of indentation-based syntax. It is so 
natural and easy to read.

Comparing it with an unreadable perl, I'd say that { } ; are relics from 
stone age :-)

Andrey