31 Jan
2006
31 Jan
'06
6:31 a.m.
The fact that -- is a reserved word while {- is not just highlights farther the inconsistency in the language.
Your position implies one of the following:
1) You think that "{{" ought to be a legal operator.
2) You think that "-" ought not to be a legal operator.
3) You think that custom operators are a bad idea. (Hey, Bjarne Stroustrup agrees with you!)
Which is it? Personally, I disagree with all three, but then again, I don't see any inconsistency here.
4) I think that comments should start consistently with either a) a reserved word, or b) something involving a set character (or characters) not allowed in operators. Maybe ever '{{' would be good for a single line comment. Bob