gah! I hate the new string syntax
John W. Baxter
jwbnews at scandaroon.com
Fri Mar 2 17:50:22 EST 2001
In article <97opsb$nhu$1 at nntp6.u.washington.edu>,
Donn Cave <donn at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> I bet when people see ";".join(...) with fresh eyes, they still
> find it strained. This is not about the old school vs. the new,
> it's a serious question of how people understand computer programming
> languages. Is it like natural language? Can we think about it in
> sort of mathematical terms, like symmetry etc.? Does everyone handle
> it basically the same way?
Take two APLs, or a liberal dose of John Iverson, and all will be well.
;-)
Fortunately, it's not the only way to join.
--John
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John W. Baxter Port Ludlow, WA USA jwbnews at scandaroon.com
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