Re: improve language by dropping ;

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From: Erland Sommarskog
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 1991 19:44

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Also sprach cosc13gb@jetson.uh.edu:
>  why does language has separator ; ? Is it for the benefit of the compiler
>  can compiler now smart enough to drop the ;
>  ; will always slow down programmer(human) who will forget them
>  If compiler must have ; how about a tool that include with every compiler
>  that will insert ; semi-automatic

Obviously you haven't programmed in Eiffel. The general rule
seems to be that if you get a syntax error you don't under-
stand, remove a semicolon.
-- 
Erland Sommarskog - ENEA Data, Stockholm - sommar@enea.se

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