🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi there!

   Seeing  all  the hype about JAVA around the net and in the printed media
got me thinking, as usual on a programming language level.

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Two (seemingly unrelated) statements (both true I think):

   - JAVA is C/C++ like, and that sure helps a lot in advocating it's use.
   - Modern Oberon(-2) compilers are based on abstract syntax.

One conclusion (and a request for comment):

   How  about  defining  a  concrete syntax for Oberon(-2) that attempts to
"imitate"  the  _look_  of  the  C  language?   Integration with Oberon(-2)
compilers would just require a new scanner and possibly a modified parser.

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   Note  that  I  don't  propose to really change the language at all, just
it's appearance.

   As  the subject says, this is a weird idea (and I know that, don't point
it  out  to  me)  just  good for producing the "marketing hype" that Oberon
currently lacks.  :-)
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