Whitespace as syntax (was Re: Python Rocks!)

[Michael Ströder]

tye4 wrote:
> 
> Listed below, from worst to best block delimiter schemes found in languages.
> 
> Pascal. Score: 2/10. Pascal is my most favorite lang... however, hate those
> 'begins' - they create double indentation as shown below. This bug was fixed
> in future incarnations of Pascal, e.g. Ada

Pascal is your most favorite lang and you don't mention Modula?

> Ada. Score 10/10
> No redundant 'begin' or '{'. Visible indicator of end of a block
> 
> if foo then
>     bar;
>     stool;
> end if

=> Modula. Score 10/10

if foo then
   bar;
   stool;
else
   nobar;
end;

Ciao, Michael.