Re: Use of whitespace

"Eric Merritt" <cyberlync-/[email protected]> Wed, 06 Aug 2003 19:30:28 -0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.programming.pragmatic
Message-ID <[email protected]>
>  
> Well, if I remember correctly, then there are already plans to make the syntax of 
> Pragmatic extensible. 
 
 Yes thats one of the things at the heart of the system. 
 
> If we do, then people could extend the standard syntax with an XML parser! 
 
 Yes perhaps, but there are easier ways to extend the system. Not to mention that 
people would actually have to code in it. XML is not bad for mark (except for its 
verbosity) but I cant imagine it for logic. 
  
 
> With the extensible approach, all of them could use "sqrt(2)" in their 
> code (or <sqrt>2</sqrt> or whatever) and then "inherit" from the 
> code which translates that and overide it with something which matches 
> their specific needs. 
 
  Well one of the other goals is simplicity as well ;) 
  


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