21 Apr
2008
21 Apr
'08
7:58 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 01:36:33PM -0700, Simon Marlow wrote:
0. do nothing 1. use a Unicode operator for composition 2. require spaces around . as an operator 3. require spaces around all operators 4. use another ASCII operator for composition, e.g. <<<
Nothing has been decided yet, but most of the committee tends to favour (2), with some expressing a slight preference for (0). We've pretty much ruled out (1) and (3) as too radical, and as you say using Unicode is still too impractical.
There is also the proposal to change the fixity of '$'. this would mean that '.' becomes a lot more common as f $ a $ b $ c would now be written f . a . b $ c John -- John Meacham - ⑆repetae.net⑆john⑈