Re: Re: Vote on Prothon 1.0 specs !!!

--- Laurent Dube <[email protected]> wrote: > My
votes on items to be approved:
> 
>  +1   SwitchStatement
>   0   TaintAttribute on strings, unTaint() method
>  +1   FunctionInitBlocks
>  +2   DebugPrintSymbol
>  +1   NegativeHexDisplay 1xc3fe instead of -0xc3fe
>   0   TwoTier call_ str_ fix
>   0   StacklessLanguageFeatures
>   0   TranslationStrings
> 
> where
> 
>  +1  yes as proposed
>  +2  ingenious
>   0  non-voting ok
> 
> Laurent Dube
> 

This is an interesting way to vote - feels
slashdot-ish. :-}

Here's my vote:

  +1   SwitchStatement
  +1   TaintAttribute on strings, unTaint() method
  +0.5   FunctionInitBlocks
  +2   DebugPrintSymbol
  +0   NegativeHexDisplay 1xc3fe instead of -0xc3fe
  -1   TwoTier call_ str_ fix
  +2   StacklessLanguageFeatures
  -1   TranslationStrings

Explanation:

SwitchStatement. I have to say I really miss this
feature in python.

Taint. Where does that word come from? I like the
feature but how about naming it "isSuspect"?

FunctionInitBlocks - init: (I'd prefer initial:) looks
useful. outer: I don't like. The "why" is in a
previous email.

DebugPrintSymbol - I initially disliked it but from
the full wiki page it actually looks like something
I'd be using quite a bit.

Negative hex display. I'm fine either way.

TwoTier call_ str_ fix - I actually would like to talk
about this a bit more in another email.

StacklessLanguageFeatures. This looks yummy. I don't
fully understand it yet but I've been following Mark
and Chris' dialogue with interest. Might give prothon
an edge over other language systems.

TranslationStrings. As is, it might be more confusing
than useful, could you (Mark?) elaborate more? imho,
translation strings should use some proper db support
which makes it more explicit.


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