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Re: choosing a language for your audience or macros vs syntax?

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Subject: Re: choosing a language for your audience or macros vs syntax?
From: Shriram Krishnamurthi <address@hidden>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 15:06:09 -0500
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Jonathan Bachrach wrote:

> i've been experimenting with a succinct lambda notation in goo, and it
> seems to have been popular with early users.  once you have a succinct
> lambda notation then you're encouraged to also rethink your library
> api.  

I agree.  Automatic currying is also extremely valuable.  Many
explicit uses of LAMBDA disappear with automatic currying.

Shriram

References:
- choosing a language for your audience or macros vs syntax?
  - From: Ken Anderson <kanderson@bbn.com>
- Re: choosing a language for your audience or macros vs syntax?
  - From: Bruce Lewis <brlewis@alum.mit.edu>
- Re: choosing a language for your audience or macros vs syntax?
  - From: Jonathan Bachrach <jrb@ai.mit.edu>

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