Comments on: Python and Braces http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/09/python-and-braces/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Medi http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/09/python-and-braces/#comment-98721 Medi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:55:52 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2006/09/python-and-braces/#comment-98721 I think logical statements should be independent of its physical layout. That is one should be able to 1- one logical statement on one physical line 2- Multiple logical statement on one physical line 3- One logical statement on several physical lines Indentation has a block boundary is too week, don't use readability as an excuse. Editors and personal preferences in expanding tabs will \n vs \r\n vs \r will create too many issues. And finally, computer science should be converging by now. We are still arguing over syntax of languages. while C has established itself as the defacto (so far as the syntax is concern), then some language comes along and puts a spin into the whole mindset. What we need is a revolution like SQL. All languages converging on a similar syntax I think logical statements should be independent of its physical layout. That is one should be able to
1- one logical statement on one physical line
2- Multiple logical statement on one physical line
3- One logical statement on several physical lines

Indentation has a block boundary is too week, don’t use readability as an excuse. Editors and personal preferences in expanding tabs will \n vs \r\n vs \r will create too many issues.

And finally, computer science should be converging by now. We are still arguing over syntax of languages. while C has established itself as the defacto (so far as the syntax is concern), then some language comes along and puts a spin into the whole mindset. What we need is a revolution like SQL. All languages converging on a similar syntax

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