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Article #2966Re: stop adding keywords to C++
From: Mikael Steldal
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 01:32
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 01:32
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> [Considering the new tokens "or", et al...] >|> Now back to the issue at hand. Having lots of keywords makes this >|> problem even worse, unless you have an editor that can highlight them >|> automatically for you. The are simply too hard to pick out by eye. >|> && is much easier to see and recognize than 'and' is. >But is ??!??! really more readable that or? No, definitly not. One disadvantage with C that C++ has inherited is that it is so many strange symbols you have to learn. These new keywords is a good way to make C++ easier. Trigraphs are really ugly. Since many editors supports syntax hilighting, many keywords shouldn't be a problem. --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. Submission address: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu. Contact address: std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu. The moderation policy is summarized in http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt/std-c++/policy.html. ]
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!in1.uu.net!bounce-back Date: 30 Dec 95 01:32:36 GMT Approved: fjh@cs.mu.oz.au Organization: - Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Message-ID: <199512292247.XAA26913@bure.abc.se> From: mikes@abc.se (Mikael Steldal) Subject: Re: stop adding keywords to C++ X-Original-Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 22:47:20 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBFAgUBMOSWw+EDnX0m9pzZAQFSpwGAiWGFTJYOBy2XtNNKym9V1tRvjs9KIfTi R+k1gn282k4A6dAE8lzDOA7uFwnxFFVf =8A/p