Re: [stack] Why is point-free form so interesting?

Christopher Diggins <[email protected]> wrote:
> William Tanksley, Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Stack notation is NOT the simplest possible data transfer notation; it
> > imposes a total ordering on data, when often a partial ordering is
> > sufficient.

> This is an interesting point. Specifying an ordering where non is
> intended, I believe can be considered to be simpler than
> differentiating between the two. Many programming languages don't even
> bother allowing people to specify unordered data because it would
> introduce new constructs, operations,  or representations into their
> language, thus increasing complexity.

You're right that it would increase grammar complexity (although
perhaps it would coincidentally remove some other aspect of the
grammar; I don't know). But such a thing should decrease program
complexity; some stack rearrangements would definitely go away.

> - Christopher

-Billy